What This Cruel War Was Over Soldiers, Slavery, and the Civil War

Name: What This Cruel War Was Over Soldiers, Slavery, and the Civil War
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ISBN: 9780307277329

ISBN-10: 0307277321

ISBN-13: 9780307277329

Edition: N/A

Authors: Chandra Manning

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In this unprecedented account, Chandra Manning uses letters, diaries, and regimental newspapers to take the reader inside the minds of Civil War soldiers-black and white, Northern and Southern-as they fought and marched across a divided country. With stunning poise and narrative verve, Manning explores how the Union and Confederate soldiers came to identify slavery as the central issue of the war and what that meant for a tumultuous nation. This is a brilliant and eye-opening debut and an invaluable addition to our understanding of the Civil War as it has never been rendered before.

Book details

List price: $19.00
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 3/11/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 5.22" wide x 7.96" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 0.726
Language: English



Introduction



"Lincoln and Liberty": Why an Antislavery President Meant War



"Richmond Is a Hard Road to Travel": Gaps Between Expectation and Experience



"Kingdom Coming in the Year of Jubilo": Revolution and Resistance



"Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory": The War and the Hand of God



"Many Are the Hearts That Are Weary Tonight": The War in 1864



"Slavery's Chain Done Broke at Last": The Coming of the End


Conclusion: What This Cruel War Was Over


Notes


Primary Sources


Acknowledgments


Index