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The blessed place of freedom : Europeans in Civil War America
- Title
- The blessed place of freedom : Europeans in Civil War America / Dean B. Mahin.
- Author
- Mahin, Dean B., 1925-
- Publication
- Washington, D.C. : Brassey's, ©2002.
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| Text | Use in library | E468.9 .M2145 2002 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xii, 299 p., [8] p. of plates : ill.; 24 cm.
- Summary
- A 40-year veteran of US international agencies, Mahin presents his second book on the international dimensions of the Civil War. In a combination of ethnic and topical chapters, he explores the reactions of individual European immigrants, volunteers, and observers in the North and South. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
- Subject
- 1800-1899
- Immigrants > United States > History > 19th century
- Immigrants > Southern States > History > 19th century
- Europeans > United States > History > 19th century
- Europeans > Southern States > History > 19th century
- Public opinion > Europe
- Europeans
- Immigrants
- Military participation > Immigrant
- Public opinion
- Public opinion, European
- Social aspects
- Sezessionskrieg 1861-1865
- Europäer
- Amerikaanse burgeroorlog
- Europeanen
- Immigranten
- United States > History > Social aspects. > Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States > History > Participation, Immigrant. > Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States > Foreign public opinion, European
- United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives
- Europe
- Southern States
- United States
- Genre/Form
- History
- Personal narratives
- Personal narratives.
- Récits personnels.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-285) and index.
- Contents
- Decisive Elements in the Coming Struggle -- Europeans in the North: 1856-1861 -- Show Yourselves Worthy of Freedom -- Germans in the North -- Plant That Flag on Fort and Crag -- Irish in the North -- Putting Down This Awful Rebellion -- Britons in the North -- A Fine Appearance -- French in the North -- For the Sake of Right and Freedom -- Other Europeans in the North -- The Replenishing Stream -- European Immigration during the Civil War -- The Seeds of Discord Had Been Thickly Sown -- Europeans in the South: An Introduction -- Friends, Brothers, and Neighbors -- Germans in the South -- They Caught the Spirit of the Community -- Irish in the South -- Duty to Cause and Country -- Britons in the South -- Until the Land Is Blessed with Peace -- French and Other Europeans in the South -- To Ogle the President -- Two Presidents -- A Head Capable of Managing Great Armies -- The War in the East: 1861-1862 -- The Valley of the Shadow of Death -- Chancellorsville and Gettysburg: 1863 -- Vicksburg Has Fallen! The War in the West: 1861-1863 -- The Zeal and Bravery of Citizen Soldiers -- Union and Confederate Armies -- A Bold and Daring Enterprise -- Naval Dimensions of the Civil War -- Will Europe Ever Recognize the Confederacy? Union and Confederate Relations with Britain: 1861-1863 -- This Abominable Institution -- Slavery and Emancipation -- With the Sublimity of Genius, or of Madness -- Gettysburg to Atlanta: 1863-1864 -- This Turbulent Democracy -- The Presidential Election of 1864 -- America Has Felt Her Strength -- International Issues: 1863-1865.
- ISBN
- 1574884840
- 9781574884845
- 1574885235
- 9781574885231
- LCCN
- 2002007996
- OCLC
- ocm49952584
- 49952584
- SCSB-1262646
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library