Indiana's war : the Civil War in documents / edited by Richard F. Nation and Stephen E. Towne
- Published
- Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, [2009]
- Copyright Date
- ©2009
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xx, 252 pages) : illustrations, maps
- Additional Creators
- Nation, Richard Franklin and Towne, Stephen E., 1961-
Access Online
- Series
- Language Note
- English.
- Contents
- Illustrations; Series Editors' Preface; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; One: The Politics of Slavery; Two: The Election of 1860 and Secession; Three: Choosing Sides, Making an Army; Four: The Front Lines; Five: The Home Front; Six: Race, Slavery, and the Emancipation Proclamation; Seven: The Battle to Control State Government; Eight: The Morgan Raid; Nine: Dissent, Violence, and Conspiracy; Ten: War's End; Timeline; Discussion Questions; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index.
- Summary
- Indiana's War is a primary source collection featuring the writings of Indiana's citizens during the Civil War era. Using private letters, official records, newspaper articles, and other original sources, the volume presents the varied experiences of Indiana's participants in the war both on the battlefield and on the home front. Starting in the 1850s, the documents show the sharp political divisions over issues such as slavery, race, and secession in Indiana, divisions that boiled over into extraordinary strife and violence in the state during the rebellion. This conflict touched al.
- Subject(s)
- 1861-1865
- HISTORY—United States—State & Local—General
- HISTORY—United States—State & Local—Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
- Indiana—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Sources
- United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Sources
- Indiana—Histoire—1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession)—Sources
- Indiana
- United States
- American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)
- Genre(s)
- ISBN
- 9780821443378 (electronic bk.)
0821443372 (electronic bk.)
9780821418475 (pb ; alk. paper)
0821418475 (pb ; alk. paper) - Digital File Characteristics
- data file
- Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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