Illinois's war : the Civil War in documents / edited by Mark Hubbard.

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Voss-Hubbard, Mark [editor.]

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text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

0821444301
9780821444306

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Illinois's war.DDC classification:

973.7 23

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E505 .I46 2013

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Contents:

Introduction; One: Illinois and the Politics of Slavery; Two: The Emergence of Lincoln and the Secession Crisis; Three: Improvising War; Four: Illinois and Emancipation; Five: Divided Houses; Six: The Soldiers' War; Seven: Hearts and Minds in the Days of Total War; Eight: In the Shadows of War.

Summary: On the eve of the Civil War and after, Illinois was one of the most significant states in the Union. Its history is, in many respects, the history of the Union writ large: its political leaders figured centrally in the war's origins, progress, and legacies; and its diverse residents made sacrifices and contributions-both on the battlefield and on the home front-that proved essential to Union victory. The documents in Illinois's War reveal how the state and its people came to assume such a prominent role in this nation's greatest conflict. In these crucial decades Illinois experienced its ast.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

On the eve of the Civil War and after, Illinois was one of the most significant states in the Union. Its history is, in many respects, the history of the Union writ large: its political leaders figured centrally in the war's origins, progress, and legacies; and its diverse residents made sacrifices and contributions-both on the battlefield and on the home front-that proved essential to Union victory. The documents in Illinois's War reveal how the state and its people came to assume such a prominent role in this nation's greatest conflict. In these crucial decades Illinois experienced its ast.

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