Mennonites, Amish, and the American Civil War James O. Lehman and Steven M. Nolt

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lehman, James O.

Contributor:

Nolt, Steven M., 1968-

Series:

Young Center books in Anabaptist & Pietist studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mennonites--United States--Social conditions--19th century.

Mennonites.

Amish--United States--Social conditions--19th century.

Amish.

Anabaptists--United States--History--19th century.

Anabaptists.

Pacifists--United States--History--19th century.

Pacifists.

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

United States.

War--Religious aspects--Christianity--History--19th century.

War.

Mennonites--United States--Political activity--History--19th century.

Amish--United States--Political activity--History--19th century.

United States--Politics and government--1861-1865.

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

Physical Description:

xi, 353 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2007.

Contents:

Introduction : religion, religious minorities, and the American Civil War

Politics and peoplehood in a restless republic

Our country is at war

Conscription, combat, and Virginia's "war of self-defense," 1861-1862

Negotiation and notoriety in Pennsylvania, 1862

Patterns of peace and patriotism in the Midwest

The fighting comes north, 1862-1863

Thaddeus Stevens and Pennsylvania Mennonite politics

Did Jesus Christ teach men war?

Resistance and revenge in Virginia, 1863-1864

Burning the Shenandoah Valley

Reconstructed nation, reconstructed peoplehood.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-340) and index.

ISBN:

9780801886720 (hardcover : alk. paper)

0801886724 (hardcover : alk. paper)

OCLC:

86115221

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