The Civil War Era: An Anthology of Sources

Copyright © 2005 Blackwell Publishing Ltd

The Civil War Era: An Anthology of Sources

Editor(s): Lyde Cullen Sizer, Jim Cullen

Published Online: 21 JAN 2008

Print ISBN: 9781405106900

Online ISBN: 9780470759134

DOI: 10.1002/9780470759134

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There is an extraordinary range of material in this anthology, from Lincoln's Gettysburg address to a contemporary account of a visit from the Ku Klux Klan. The primary sources reproduced are both visual and written, and the secondary materials present a remarkable breadth and quality of relevant scholarship.

  • Contains an extensive selection of writings and illustrations on the American Civil War
  • Reflects society and culture as well as the politics and key battles of the Civil War
  • Reproduces and links primary and secondary sources to encourage exploration of the material
  • Includes editorial introductions and study questions to aid understanding

Table of contents

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      Frontmatter (pages i–xxvii)

  2. Part I: The Impending Crisis

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      The Impending Crisis (page 1)

    2. Chapter 1

      A House Divided (pages 3–10)

      Bruce Catton

    3. Chapter 2

      The Divided South, Democracy's Limitations, and the Causes of the Peculiarly North American Civil War (pages 11–22)

      William W. Freehling

    4. Chapter 3

      The Impending Crisis: Primary Sources (pages 23–40)

  3. Part II: Justifying the War

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      Justifying the War (page 42)

    2. Chapter 4

      The Spirit of '61 (pages 43–52)

      George M. Fredrickson

    3. Chapter 5

      Justifying the War: Primary Sources (pages 53–58)

  4. Part III: The Battle Front

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      The Battle Front (page 60)

    2. Chapter 6

      “Dangled Over Hell”: The Trauma of the Civil War (pages 61–81)

      Eric T. Dean

    3. Chapter 7

      The Battle Front: Primary Sources (pages 82–92)

  5. Part IV: The Home Front

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      The Home Front (page 94)

    2. Chapter 8

      The War at Home (pages 95–103)

      Reid Mitchell

    3. Chapter 9

      “For the Boys in Blue”: Organizing the US Sanitary Commission (pages 104–110)

      Jeanie Attie

    4. Chapter 10

      The Home Front: Primary Sources (pages 111–114)

  6. Part V: Wartime Economies

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      Wartime Economies (page 116)

    2. Chapter 11

      Industrial Workers and the Costs of War (pages 117–125)

      Philip S. Paludan

    3. Chapter 12

      Wartime Economies: Primary Sources (pages 126–130)

  7. Part VI: Slavery During Wartime

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      Slavery During Wartime (page 132)

    2. Chapter 13

      A Loss of Mastery (pages 133–148)

      James L. Roark

    3. Chapter 14

      “Answering Bells is Played Out”: Slavery and the Civil War (pages 150–162)

      Tena W. Hunter

    4. Chapter 15

      Slavery During Wartime:Primary Sources (pages 163–164)

  8. Part VII: Emancipation

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      Emancipation (page 166)

    2. Chapter 16

      The Meaning of Freedom in the Age of Emancipation (pages 167–183)

      Eric Foner

    3. Chapter 17

      Emancipation: Primary Sources (pages 184–196)

  9. Part VIII: Resistance

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      Resistance (page 198)

    2. Chapter 18

      A Multiplicity of Grievances (pages 199–227)

      Iver Bernstein

    3. Chapter 19

      Resistance: Primary Sources (pages 228–232)

  10. Part IX: War on the Frontier

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      War on the Frontier (page 234)

    2. Chapter 20

      The Way to Pea Ridge (pages 235–242)

      Alvin M. Josephy

    3. Chapter 21

      War on the Frontier: Primary Sources (pages 243–245)

  11. Part X: Wartime Politics

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      Wartime Politics (page 248)

    2. Chapter 22

      The Confederate South at High Tide (pages 249–255)

      Emory M. Thomas

    3. Chapter 23

      To Finish the Task: The Election of 1864 (pages 256–262)

      William E. Gienapp

    4. Chapter 24

      Wartime Politics:Primary Sources (pages 263–267)

  12. Part XI: Gender Battles

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      Gender Battles (page 270)

    2. Chapter 25

      What Shall We Do?: Confederate Women Confront the Crisis (pages 271–279)

      Drew Gilpin Faust

    3. Chapter 26

      When God Made Me I Wasn't Much, But I's a Man Now (pages 280–290)

      Jim Cullen

    4. Chapter 27

      Gender Battles: Primary Sources (pages 291–296)

  13. Part XII: The Written War

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      The Written War (page 298)

    2. Chapter 28

      Popular Literary Culture in Wartime (pages 299–318)

      Alice Fahs

    3. Chapter 29

      The Written War: Primary Sources (pages 319–334)

  14. Part XIII: Victory and Defeat

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      Victory and Defeat (page 336)

    2. Chapter 30

      The Same Holy Cause (pages 337–346)

      James M. McPherson

    3. Chapter 31

      Victory and Defeat:Primary Sources (pages 347–350)

  15. Part XIV: Reconstruction

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      Reconstruction (page 352)

    2. Chapter 32

      “Privilege”and”Protection”:Civil and Political Rights During Reconstruction (pages 353–367)

      Laura F. Edwards

    3. Chapter 33

      Reconstruction: Primary Sources (pages 368–372)

  16. Part XV: Memory

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      Memory (page 374)

    2. Chapter 34

      Quarrel Forgotten or Revolution Remembered? Reunion and Race in the Memory of the Civil War,1875–1913 (pages 375–397)

      David W. Blight

    3. Chapter 35

      Memory: Primary Sources (pages 398–401)

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      Index (pages 402–434)

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