The Germans of Charleston, Richmond and New Orleans during the Civil War period, 1850-1870 : a study and research compendium / / Andrea Mehrländer

• Autore: Mehrländer Andrea
• Pubblicazione: Berlin ; ; New York, : De Gruyter, c2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (456 p.)
• Disciplina: 973.70893/1
• Soggetto topico: Germans - South Carolina - Charleston - History - 19th century; Germans - Virginia - Richmond - History - 19th century; Germans - Louisiana - New Orleans - History - 19th century
• Soggetto geografico: United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Participation, German; Charleston (S.C.) History Civil War, 1861-1865; Richmond (Va.) History Civil War, 1861-1865; New Orleans (La.) History Civil War, 1861-1865
• Soggetto non controllato: Civil War; History of Emigration to the USA; History of U.S. Slavery; North American History
• Classificazione: NK 4600
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Foreword by Robert N. Rosen -- Acknowledgements -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- I. The : Immigration & Settlement, 1820 to 1860 -- II. In the Land of Masters and Slaves: The Urban South as the New Home of German Immigrants -- III. Know-Nothing Nativism in Richmond, New Orleans, and Charleston in the 1850's: the Dress Rehearsal for 1861 -- IV. The Antebellum Militias of South Carolina and Virginia up to December 1860: Organization and Significance -- V. Goliath and his Pygmies: the German Antebellum Militias in New Orleans -- VI. The Military Participation of the Ethnic German Minority in Charleston, Richmond, and New Orleans (1861-1865) -- VII. Anaconda & Martial Law: The Germans of the Confederacy in the Stranglehold of the Enemy -- VIII. The First Phase of Reconstruction, 1865-1870: a New Beginning for the Ethnic German Minority -- Conclusions -- Bibliography and Sources -- Appendix A: Ethnic German Companies of South Carolina -- Appendix B: Ethnic German Companies of Virginia -- Appendix C: Ethnic German Companies of Louisiana -- Appendix D: Co -- List of Tables -- List of Illustrations -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This work is the first monograph which closely examines the role of the German minority in the American South during the Civil War. In a comparative analysis of German civic leaders, businessmen, militia officers and blockade runners in Charleston, New Orleans and Richmond, it reveals a German immigrant population which not only largely supported slavery, but was also heavily involved in fighting the war. A detailed appendix includes an extensive survey of primary and secondary sources, including tables listing the members of the all-German units in Virginia, South Carolina and Louisiana, with
• Titolo autorizzato: The Germans of Charleston, Richmond and New Orleans during the Civil War period, 1850-1870
• ISBN: 1-283-16683-6; 9786613166838; 3-11-023689-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910823033603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II