New Bedford's Civil War /
This book examines the social, political, economic, and military history of New Bedford, Massachusetts, in the nineteenth century, with a focus on the Civil War homefront from 1861 to 1865 and on the city's black community, soldiers, and veterans.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Fordham University Press,
2012
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | North's Civil War.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- "A burning and shining light": prosperity and enlightened governance in antebellum New Bedford
- "The nearest approach to freedom and equality": African Americans in antebellum New Bedford
- "Suppression of an unholy rebellion": wartime mobilization on the home front
- "Citizen-soldiers of Massachusetts": New Bedford's volunteers in the Civil War
- "Boys, I only did my duty": New Bedford's black soldiers in the fifty-fourth Massachusetts
- "Worthy recipients": New Bedford's black veterans and the web of social welfare
- "Business is extremely dull": whaling and manufacturing in wartime New Bedford
- "The position of our city has materially changed": public costs and municipal governance during the Civil War
- "The great hope for the future": New Bedford in the postbellum era
- "On the altar of our common country": contested commemorations of the Civil War.
