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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454266803321

Autore

Nelson Scott Reynolds

Titolo

A people at war [[electronic resource] ] : civilians and soldiers in America's Civil War, 1854-1877 / / Scott Reynolds Nelson, Carol Sheriff

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007

ISBN

1-281-97553-2

9786611975531

0-19-972597-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (385 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SheriffCarol

Disciplina

973.5

Soggetti

Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)

Electronic books.

United States History 1849-1877

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Social aspects

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Influence

United States Politics and government 1861-1865

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-357) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction: A People at War; FROM COMPROMISE TO CHAOS: 1854-1861; THE CHANGING FACES OF WAR: 1861-1863; POLITICAL, MILITARY, AND DIPLOMATIC REMEDIES: 1862-1865; THE WAR HITS HOME: 1861-1865; REBUILDING THE NATION: 1865-1877; Acknowledgments; Political Chronology; Military Chronology; Suggestions for Further Reading; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Introduction: A People at War. FROM COMPROMISE TO CHAOS: 1854-1861. 1. The Road to Bleeding Kansas. 2. From Wigwam to War. THE CHANGING FACES OF WAR: 1861-1863. 3. Friends and Foes: Early Recruits and Freedom's Cause, 1861-1862. 4. Union Occupation and Guerilla Warfare. 5. Facing Death. POLITICAL, MILITARY, AND DILPOMATIC REMEDIES: 1862-1865. 6. Two Governments Go to War: Southern Democracy and Northern Republicanism. 7. Redefining the Rules of War: The Lieber Code. 8. Diplomacy in the Shadows: Cannons, Sailors, and Spies. THE WAR HITS HOME: 1861-1865. 9. We Need Men: Union Struggles over Manp