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Author Manning, Chandra.

Title What this cruel war was over : soldiers, slavery, and the Civil War / Chandra Manning.

Publication Info. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2007.

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Location Call No. Status OPAC Message Public Note Gift Note
 Moore Stacks  E607 .M32 2007    Available  ---
Description 350 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-332) and index.
Contents "Lincoln and liberty": why an antislavery president meant war -- "Richmond is a hard road to travel": gaps between expectations and experience -- "Kingdom coming in the year of Jubilo": revolution and resistance -- "Mine years 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.
Subject Soldiers -- United States -- Attitudes -- History -- 19th century.
Soldiers.
United States.
History.
Chronological Term 19th century
Subject Soldiers -- Confederate States of America -- Attitudes -- History.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Causes.
Slavery -- United States -- Public opinion -- History -- 19th century.
Slavery.
Public opinion.
Slavery -- Confederate States of America -- Public opinion -- History -- 19th century.
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century.
Race relations.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects.
United States. Army -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Confederate States of America. Army -- History.
Confederate States of America. Army.
Public opinion -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
ISBN 9780307264824
0307264823