Untouched by the conflict : the Civil War letters of Singleton Ashenfelter, Dickinson College / edited by Jonathan W. White and Daniel Glenn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ashenfelter, Singleton, 1844-1906, author.

Gallman, J. Matthew (James Matthew), author of foreword.

Contributor:

White, Jonathan W., 1979- editor.

Glenn, Daniel, editor.

Series:

Civil War in the North

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pennsylvania--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Biography.

Pennsylvania.

Carlisle (Pa.)--Biography.

Carlisle (Pa.).

Pennsylvania--Carlisle.

Ashenfelter, Singleton, 1844-1906--Correspondence.

Ashenfelter, Singleton.

Dickinson College--Students--Biography.

Dickinson College.

College students--Pennsylvania--Carlisle--Social life and customs--19th century.

College students.

Students--Pennsylvania--Carlisle--Social life and customs--19th century.

Students.

Genre:

Biographies.

History.

Personal correspondence.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

xxii, 147 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Other Title:

Civil War letters of Singleton Ashenfelter, Dickinson College

Place of Publication:

Kent, Ohio : The Kent State University Press, [2019]

Summary:

"Nearly three million white men of military age remained in the North during the Civil War, some attending institutions of higher learning. College life during the Civil War has received little close attention, however, in part because of the lack of published collections of letters and diaries by students during the war. In Untouched by the Conflict, Jonathan W. White and Daniel Glenn seek to fill that gap by presenting the unabridged letters of Singleton Ashenfelter, a student at Dickinson College in Pennsylvania, to his closest friend at home near Philadelphia. Ashenfelter was arrogant, erudite, witty, impulsive, self-interested, reflective, and deeply intellectual. His voice is like none other in the published primary source literature of the Civil War era. Following the war, he became a newspaper editor and the US attorney for the Territory of New Mexico. The letters' recipient, Samuel W. Pennypacker, went on to become the 23rd governor of Pennsylvania. Covering the years 1862-1865, Ashenfelter's correspondence offers a rich, introspective view into the concerns and experiences of a young, middle-class white man who chose not to enlist. His letters reveal, too, the inner world of a circle of friends while they mature into adulthood as he touches on topics of interest to scholars of 19th-century America, including romance, religion, education, social life, friendship, family, and the war." -- Book Jacket.

Contents:

Foreword / by J. Matthew Gallman

1862

1863

1864

1865

Epilogue: Postwar romances

Appendix A: Curriculum at Dickinson College

Appendix B: Summary of expenses to attend Dickinson College

Appendix C: Dickinson College during the Gettysburg Campaign

Appendix D: Ashenfelter's 1864 speech, "Capital punishment."

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781606353837

1606353837

OCLC:

1105747095