A people at war
Subtitle: civilians and soldiers in America's Civil War, 1854-1877
By: Scott Reynolds Nelson, Carol Sheriff.
Contributors: Sheriff, Carol.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 372
ISBN-13: 9780195146547; 9780195146554
Subjects: Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877); United States -- History -- 1849-1877; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Influence; United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-357) and index.
Table of contents: title: From compromise to chaos: 1854-1861; title: The changing faces of war: 1861-1863; title: Political, military, and diplomatic remedies: 1862-1865; title: The war hits home: 1861-1865; title: Rebuilding the nation: 1865-1877.