Illinois's war : the Civil War in documents / edited by Mark Hubbard.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Voss-Hubbard, Mark.

Series:

Civil War in the great interior.

The Civil War in the great interior

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Illinois--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Sources.

Illinois.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Sources.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (277 p.)

Place of Publication:

Athens : Ohio University Press, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

On the eve of the Civil War and after, Illinois was one of the most significant states in the Union. Its history is, in many respects, the history of the Union writ large: its political leaders figured centrally in the war's origins, progress, and legacies; and its diverse residents made sacrifices and contributions-both on the battlefield and on the home front-that proved essential to Union victory. The documents in Illinois's War reveal how the state and its people came to assume such a prominent role in this nation's greatest conflict. In these crucial decades Illinois

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; One: Illinois and the Politics of Slavery; Two: The Emergence of Lincoln and the Secession Crisis; Three: Improvising War; Four: Illinois and Emancipation; Five: Divided Houses; Six: The Soldiers' War; Seven: Hearts and Minds in the Days of Total War; Eight: In the Shadows of War

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780821444306

0821444301

OCLC:

822667290