LEADER 03866nam 2200505 450 001 9910504303503321 005 20200320154957.0 010 $a0-8214-4645-2 035 $a(CKB)4100000010135619 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6033017 035 $a(ScCtBLL)d08d392c-21dd-43ad-a390-f41524b5371f 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000010135619 100 $a20200320d2018 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aCivil War Congress and the creation of modern America $ea revolution on the home front /$fedited by Paul Finkelman and Donald R. Kennon 210 1$aAthens, Ohio :$cPublished for the United States Capitol Historical Society by Ohio University Press,$d2018. 215 $a1 online resource (vi, 226 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aPerspectives on the history of Congress, 1801-1877 311 $a0-8214-2338-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction: The Congress, the Civil War, and the making of modern America / Paul Finkelman -- Conscription and the consolidation of federal power during the Civil War / Jennifer L. Weber -- To slip the surly bonds of states' rights and form a more perfect (financial) union : one legacy of the Thirty-Seventh Congress / Jenny Bourne -- Abraham Lincoln and "government girls" in wartime Washington / Daniel W. Stowell -- The Morrill Land-Grant College Act of 1862 : seedbed of the American system of public universities / Peter Wallenstein -- Military conflict on the Minnesota homefront : Lincoln's humanitarian concerns, political pressures, the Dakota pardons, and the future of U.S. military law / Paul Finkelman -- Behind the scenes: Abraham Lincoln's life in the White House / Jean H. Baker -- A national icon comes of age / Guy Gugliotta. 330 $aMost literature on the Civil War focuses on soldiers, battles, and politics. But for every soldier in the United States Army, there were nine civilians at home. The war affected those left on the home front in many ways. Westward expansion and land ownership increased. The draft disrupted families while a shortage of male workers created opportunities for women that were previously unknown. The war also enlarged the national government in ways unimagined before 1861. The Homestead Act, the Land Grant College Act, civil rights legislation, the use of paper currency, and creation of the Internal Revenue Service to collect taxes to pay for the war all illustrate how the war fundamentally, and permanently, changed the nation. The essays in this book, drawn from a wide range of historical expertise and approaching the topic from a variety of angles, explore the changes in life at home that led to a revolution in American society and set the stage for the making of modern America. Contributors: Jean H. Baker, Jenny Bourne, Paul Finkelman, Guy Gugliotta, Daniel W. Stowell, Peter Wallenstein, Jennifer L. Weber. 410 0$aPerspectives on the history of Congress, 1801-1877. 606 $aFederal government$zUnited States$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aCivilians in war$zUnited States$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aSocial change$zUnited States$xHistory$y19th century 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1861-1865 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$xSocial aspects 615 0$aFederal government$xHistory 615 0$aCivilians in war$xHistory 615 0$aSocial change$xHistory 676 $a973.7/1 702 $aFinkelman$b Paul$f1949- 702 $aKennon$b Donald R.$f1948- 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910504303503321 996 $aCivil War Congress and the creation of modern America$91903982 997 $aUNINA