What this cruel war was over : soldiers, slavery, and the Civil War / Chandra Manning.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Manning, Chandra.

Contributor:

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Confederate States of America. Army.

History.

Slavery.

Public opinion.

Soldiers.

Race relations.

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

United States.

United States--Race relations--History--19th century.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects.

Social aspects.

United States--Confederate States of America.

Soldiers--United States--Attitudes--History--19th century.

Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Attitudes--History.

Slavery--United States--Public opinion--History--19th century.

Slavery--Confederate States of America--Public opinion--History--19th century.

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

United States. Army.

Confederate States of America. Army--History.

Confederate States of America.

Public opinion--United States--History--19th century.

Slavery--Public opinion.

Soldiers--Attitudes.

War--Causes.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

350 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Edition:

First Vintage Civil War Library edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Vintage Civil War Library, 2008.

Summary:

Using letters, diaries, and regimental newspapers to take us inside the minds of Civil War soldiers--black and white, Northern and Southern--as they fought and marched across a divided country, this unprecedented account is "an essential contribution to our understanding of slavery and the Civil War" ( The Philadelphia Inquirer). In this unprecedented account, Chandra Manning With stunning poise and narrative verve, Manning explores how the Union and Confederate soldiers came to identify slavery as the central issue of the war and what that meant for a tumultuous nation. This is a brilliant and eye-opening debut and an invaluable addition to our understanding of the Civil War as it has never been rendered before.

Contents:

"Lincoln and liberty": why an antislavery president meant war

"Richmond is a hard road to travel": gaps between expectations and experience

"Kingdom coming in the year of Jubilo": revolution and resistance

"Mine years have seen the glory": the war and the hand of God

"Many are the hearts that are weary tonight": the war in 1864

"Slavery's chain done broke at last": the coming of the end

Conclusion: what this cruel war was over.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-332) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

9780307277329

0307277321

OCLC:

229448493