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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 366
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Campaigns of the Civil War: Supplementary volume. Phisterer, Frederick. Statistical record of the armies of the United States
Author: Campaigns of the Civil War: Supplementary volume. Phisterer, Frederick. Statistical record of the armies of the United States
Author: Campaigns of the Civil War: Supplementary volume. Statistical record of the armies of the United States
Author: The Life of Billy Yank
Author: Bell Irvin WileyPublisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 9780807133750
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
In this companion to The Life of Johnny Reb, Bell Irvin Wiley explores the daily lives of the men in blue who fought to save the Union. With the help of many soldiers' letters and diaries, Wiley explains who these men were and why they fought, how they reacted to combat and the strain of prolonged conflict, and what they thought about the land and the people of Dixie. This fascinating social history reveals that while the Yanks and the Rebs fought for very different causes, the men on both sides were very much the same. "This wonderfully interesting book is the finest memorial the Union soldier is ever likely to have.... [Wiley] has written about the Northern troops with an admirable objectivity, with sympathy and understanding and profound respect for their fighting abilities. He has also written about them with fabulous learning and considerable pace and humor.
The American Indian as Slaveholder and Secessionist
Author: Annie Heloise AbelPublisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 412
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Intensely Human
Author: Margaret HumphreysPublisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421402386
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 308
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This “informative” look at the causes of high mortality rates among black Civil War soldiers “gives readers some insight into current health disparities” (JAMA). Black soldiers in the American Civil War were far more likely to die of disease than were white soldiers. In Intensely Human, historian Margaret Humphreys explores why this uneven mortality occurred and how it was interpreted at the time. In doing so, she uncovers the perspectives of mid-nineteenth-century physicians and others who were eager to implicate the so-called innate inferiority of the black body. In the archival collections of the U.S. Sanitary Commission, Humphreys found evidence that the high death rate among black soldiers resulted from malnourishment, inadequate shelter and clothing, inferior medical attention, and assignments to hazardous environments. While some observant physicians of the day attributed the black soldiers’ high mortality rate to these circumstances, few medical professionals—on either side of the conflict—were prepared to challenge the “biological evidence” of white superiority. Humphreys shows how, despite sympathetic and responsible physicians’ efforts to expose the truth, the stereotype of black biological inferiority prevailed during the war and after.
The American Indian as Slaveholder and Seccessionist
Author: Annie Heloise AbelPublisher: DigiCat
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 312
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The American Indian as Slaveholder and Secessionist is a not oft-told story about the diplomatic matters between the southern Confederate states and the Native Americans in those states. Excerpt: "Veterans of the Confederate service who saw action along the Missouri-Arkansas frontier have frequently complained, in recent years, that military operations in and around Virginia during the War between the States receive historically so much attention..."
The American Indian as Slaveholder and Secessionist
Author: Annie Heloise AbelPublisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803259201
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Author explores the diplomatic maneuvers of the Confederacy to secure alliances with five Indian nations.
The Slaveholding Indians: The American Indian as slaveholder and secessionist
Author: Annie Heloise AbelPublisher:
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Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 408
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