A revealing compilation of essays documenting the effects of the
Civil War and its aftermath on Americans-young and old, black and
white, northern and southern. Civil War America: Voices from the
Homefront describes the myriad ways in which the Civil War affected
both Northern and Southern civilians. A unique collection of essays
that include diary entries, memoirs, letters, and magazine articles
chronicle the personal experiences of soldiers and slaves, parents
and children, nurses, veterans, and writers. Exploring such
wide-ranging topics as sanitary fairs in the North, illustrated
weeklies, children playing soldier, and the care of postwar
orphans, most stories communicate some element of change, such as
the destruction of old racial relationships, the challenge to
Southern whites' complacency, and the expansion of government
power. Although some of the subjects are well known-Edmund Ruffin,
Louisa May Alcott, Henry Cabot Lodge, Booker T. Washington-most of
the witnesses presented in these essays are relatively unknown men,
women, and children who help to broaden our understanding of the
war and its effects far beyond the front lines. 26 essays on varied
topics such as the impact of the war on children, as seen in Oliver
Optic's Civil War: Northern Children and the Literary War for the
Union, and the aftermath of the war, chronicled in The Devil's War:
The Stories of Ambrose Bierce A wide range of primary source
documents including book excerpts, diaries, personal letters,
newspaper articles, and magazine articles Drawings, etchings, and
photographs depicting battles, soldiers, and the families left
behind A selected bibliography and general works offering
information and analysis about the Confederate and Union home
fronts during the Civil War
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