The Civil War and Reconstruction: A Student CompanionOxford University Press, 2001 - 368 pages The Civil War was the most devastating event in U.S. history, in which over half a million Americans paid for their beliefs with their lives. The heroic battles, harrowing marches, and military genius of generals on both sides still inspire books, movies, and the imaginations of Civil War buffs. Less obvious are the economic, political, social, and cultural repercussions of the war, which continue to influence American life. Reconstruction and the end of slavery brought deep-seated problems to the reunited nation. This single-volume encyclopedia includes 245 entries on all facets of the conflicted era. It features articles on: * Battles and campaigns (Gettysburg, Shiloh, Sherman's March to the Sea) * Culture (music, photography, religion) * Economic affairs (cost of the war, gold, Richmond Bread Riot) * Foreign affairs (France, Great Britain, Laird rams) * Health and welfare (disease, medicine, prisons) * Ideologies (federalism, free-labor ideology) * Legislative landmarks (14th Amendment, Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, Wade-Davis bill) * Military terms, strategy, and weaponry (cavalry, rifles, tactics) * Minorities (black suffrage, emancipation, Native Americans) * Political events and organizations (Constitutional Union party, election of 1860, fire-eaters) * Prominent individuals (Clara Barton, Frederick Douglass, Robert E. Lee, Abraham Lincoln, Walt Whitman) * Social reform (abolitionism, women's rights movement) * Women (nurses, women in the war, individual women) More than 200 black-and-white illustrations, including over a dozen maps, complement the entries. A list of selected Civil War museums and historic sites, suggestions for further reading, recommended websites, and a chronology of the war round out this essential resource. Oxford's Student Companions to American History are state-of-the-art references for school and home, specifically designed and written for ages 12 through adult. Each book is a concise but comprehensive A-to-Z guide to a major historical period or theme in U.S. history, with articles on key issues and prominent individuals. The authors--distinguished scholars well-known in their areas of expertise--ensure that the entries are accurate, up-to-date, and accessible. Special features include an introductory section on how to use the book, further reading lists, cross-references, chronology, and full index. |
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... ment contracts was so slipshod that cor- ruption became a byword for doing business with the federal government . By the time a House investigatory committee censured Cameron's manage- ment as secretary of war in mid - 1862 , Cameron ...
... ment contracts was so slipshod that cor- ruption became a byword for doing business with the federal government . By the time a House investigatory committee censured Cameron's manage- ment as secretary of war in mid - 1862 , Cameron ...
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... ment of their stand on the 14th Amend- ment . Even the New York Herald , a for- mer ally of Johnson's , now editorialized that " Mr. Johnson forgets that we have passed through the fiery ordeal of a mighty revolution , and that the pre ...
... ment of their stand on the 14th Amend- ment . Even the New York Herald , a for- mer ally of Johnson's , now editorialized that " Mr. Johnson forgets that we have passed through the fiery ordeal of a mighty revolution , and that the pre ...
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... ment requisitions rarely produced the number of slaves demanded by the mili- tary . Still , the policy did aid the Confed- eracy war effort . Slave laborers , who might have escaped or otherwise been out of the military's reach , were ...
... ment requisitions rarely produced the number of slaves demanded by the mili- tary . Still , the policy did aid the Confed- eracy war effort . Slave laborers , who might have escaped or otherwise been out of the military's reach , were ...
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