Title Mennonites, Amish, and the American Civil War / James O. Lehman and Steven M. Nolt

Published Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, ©2007

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 353 pages) : illustrations Series Young Center books in Anabaptist & Pietist studies Young Center books in Anabaptist & Pietist studies Contents Introduction : religion, religious minorities, and the American Civil War -- Politics and peoplehood in a restless republic -- Our country is at war -- Conscription, combat, and Virginia's "war of self-defense," 1861-1862 -- Negotiation and notoriety in Pennsylvania, 1862 -- Patterns of peace and patriotism in the Midwest -- The fighting comes north, 1862-1863 -- Thaddeus Stevens and Pennsylvania Mennonite politics -- Did Jesus Christ teach men war? -- Resistance and revenge in Virginia, 1863-1864 -- Burning the Shenandoah Valley -- Reconstructed nation, reconstructed peoplehood Summary Explores the moral dilemmas faced by various religious sects and how these groups struggled to come to terms with the effects of wartime Americanization-- without sacrificing their religious beliefs and values Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-340) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Print version record Subject Mennonites -- United States -- Social conditions -- 19th century Amish -- United States -- Social conditions -- 19th century Anabaptists -- United States -- History -- 19th century Pacifists -- United States -- History -- 19th century War -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History -- 19th century Mennonites -- Political activity -- United States -- History -- 19th century Amish -- Political activity -- United States -- History -- 19th century Amish -- Social conditions Anabaptists Mennonites -- Political activity Mennonites -- Social conditions Pacifists Politics and government War -- Religious aspects Social aspects War -- Religious aspects -- Christianity Amische Soziale Situation Sezessionskrieg 1861-1865 Pazifismus Mennoniten SUBJECT United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Religious aspects. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140270 United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140441 United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects Subject United States Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author Nolt, Steven M., 1968- LC no. 2006101464 ISBN 9781421403908 1421403900

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