What this Cruel War was Over: Soldiers, Slavery, and the Civil War

What this Cruel War was Over: Soldiers, Slavery, and the Civil War
ISBN-10
0307277321
ISBN-13
9780307277329
Category
History
Pages
350
Language
English
Published
2008
Publisher
Vintage
Author
Chandra Manning

Description

Drawing on the diaries and letters of soldiers on both sides of the conflict, a close-up look at the meaning of slavery to Union and Confederate troops reveals how Union soldiers called for emancipation long before the Emancipation Proclamation and how Confederate soldiers believed that abolition would destroy the very fabric of Southern society. Reprint.

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