When Slavery and Rebellion Are Destroyed : A Michigan Woman's Civil War Journal / edited by Jack Dempsey.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dempsey, Jack, 1952- editor.

Series:

New Perspectives on the Civil War Era.

New Perspectives on the Civil War Era Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Michigan--Isabella County--Biography.

Women.

Michigan--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.

Michigan.

Michigan--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social conditions.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.

United States.

Isabella County (Mich.)--Biography.

Isabella County (Mich.).

Woodworth, Ellen Preston, 1833-1914--Correspondence.

Woodworth, Ellen Preston.

Woodworth, Samuel, 1832-1899--Correspondence.

Woodworth, Samuel.

United States. Army. Michigan Engineers and Mechanics Regiment, 1st (1861-1865). Company M.

Genre:

Personal narratives.

Personal correspondence.

History.

Biographies.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (210 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Athens, Georgia : The University of Georgia Press, [2023]

Summary:

"The voices of rural midwestern women are missing from the relatively new field of Civil War-era women's history. This growing literature has focused on women of the Confederacy, and the voice of Northern women traditionally only subsumes those in urban settings or of the middle-class who participated in aid societies. Rural northern women, especially from the Midwest, are largely absent from scholarly publications. This volume makes a ground-breaking contribution to the comprehension of gender issues by making an extensive collection of intimate letters between Ellen Preston Woodworth and her husband Samuel accessible to the scholarly field and all readers interested in the Civil War, homefront challenges, military family struggles, and gender roles. The journal collection of this correspondence invites comparison between Ellen's encounters with Indigenous peoples in her rural, recently settled community and Samuel's experiences with African-Americans in the deep South, unique in such a collection of letters. Wife and husband also delve into spiritual matters as they separately confront their lengthy separation. Scholars will find value in Samuel's service in a "construction battalion" that is frequently in harm's way. The national struggle over slavery and freedom becomes personal for this couple, and is revealed powerfully to the reader"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

September-December 1863: "You Will Be Far Away"

January-April 1864: "Must You Stay There & Die!"

May-August 1864: "O How Much There Is To Worry Over"

September 1864-May 1865:"Our Nation Is Purged From Sin".

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Dempsey, Jack When Slavery and Rebellion Are Destroyed

ISBN:

0-8203-6562-9

OCLC:

1407314976