| Description |
1 online resource (216 p.) |
| Series |
New Perspectives on the Civil War Era Series |
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New Perspectives on the Civil War Era Series
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| Contents |
Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction -- Editorial Method -- Chapter 1. September-December 1863: "You Will Be Far Away" -- Chapter 2. January-April 1864: "Must You Stay There & Die!" -- Chapter 3. May-August 1864: "O How Much There Is to Worry Over" -- Chapter 4. September 1864-May 1865: "Our Nation Is Purged from Sin" -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix: Additional Writings -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
"The voices of rural midwestern women are missing from the relatively new field of Civil War-era women's history. This growing literature has focused on women of the Confederacy, and the voice of Northern women traditionally only subsumes those in urban settings or of the middle-class who participated in aid societies. Rural northern women, especially from the Midwest, are largely absent from scholarly publications. This volume makes a ground-breaking contribution to the comprehension of gender issues by making an extensive collection of intimate letters between Ellen Preston Woodworth and her husband Samuel accessible to the scholarly field and all readers interested in the Civil War, homefront challenges, military family struggles, and gender roles. The journal collection of this correspondence invites comparison between Ellen's encounters with Indigenous peoples in her rural, recently settled community and Samuel's experiences with African-Americans in the deep South, unique in such a collection of letters. Wife and husband also delve into spiritual matters as they separately confront their lengthy separation. Scholars will find value in Samuel's service in a "construction battalion" that is frequently in harm's way. The national struggle over slavery and freedom becomes personal for this couple, and is revealed powerfully to the reader"-- Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Subject |
Woodworth family.
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Woodworth, Samuel, 1832-1899 -- Correspondence
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Woodworth, Ellen Preston, 1833-1914 -- Correspondence
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| SUBJECT |
Woodworth family fast |
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United States. Army. Michigan Engineers and Mechanics Regiment, 1st (1861-1865). Company M.
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Women -- Michigan -- Isabella County -- Biography
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Women
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Social conditions
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Isabella County (Mich.) -- Biography
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140261
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Michigan -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social conditions
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Michigan -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
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| Subject |
United States
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Michigan -- Isabella County
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Michigan
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| Genre/Form |
Personal narratives
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Personal correspondence
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History
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Biographies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Dempsey, Jack
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| ISBN |
0820365629 |
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9780820365626 |
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