Midwestern Home Front
Aley, Ginette, J. L. Anderson, Davis, William C., Ebrary, Inc, and Project Muse. Union Heartland: The Midwestern Home Front during the Civil War / Edited by Ginette Aley and J.L. Anderson; with a Foreword by William C. Davis. UPCC Book Collections on Project MUSE. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 2013.
Aley describes how this war affected family roles, gender identities, economics and politics. The essays compiled in this book give special attention to how civilian life and military life was intertwined. They explore the how men made the decision to go off to war and what became of prisoners of war when they were emerged into the home front environment.
Balasubramanian, D. "Wisconsin's Foreign Trade in the Civil War Era." The Wisconsin Magazine of History 46, no. 4 (1963): 257-62. http://www.jstor.org/stable/4633874.
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examines the growth of trade during 1848-1865 in Wisconsin more specifically the Milwaukee area. During this time period Milwaukee rises to become one of the leading producers of wheat trumping their competitors in Chicago, Illinois. Balasubramanian writes about the trade relations Wisconsin had with Canada during the Civil War and how it helped keep our state financially afloat.
Brownlee, Peter John, Burns, Sarah, Dillon, Diane, Greene, Daniel, Stevens, Scott Manning, Goodheart, Adam, Terra Foundation for American Art, Sponsoring Body, and Newberry Library, Host Institution. Home Front: Daily Life in the Civil War North / Peter John Brownlee, Sarah Burns, Diane Dillon, Daniel Greene, Scott Manning Stevens; with a Foreword by Adam Goodheart. 2013.
This source examines the culture of the home fronts during the Civil War era. It gives special attention to the economies and the cotton industry, how daily life was altered by the absence of men, and how women’s war relief linked the home front to the battlefront. This source stands out from my other sources by also giving thought to Euro-American relations with Native Americans at the time. Book also includes paintings and imagery to support its points.
Current, Richard N. "Wisconsin's Civil War Historians." The Wisconsin Magazine of History 70, no. 1 (1986): 21-31. http://www.jstor.org/stable/4636014.
Current focuses his work on the Civil War historians of Wisconsin, particularly those who conducted their historical research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Current tells us about the professors who brought the history of Wisconsin and the Civil War to the attention of the university and the especially to the students. Learn about the teaching dynamics of each professor and their contributions.
Croce, Paul Jerome. "Calming the Screaming Eagle: William James and His Circle Fight Their Civil War Battles." The New England Quarterly 76, no. 1 (2003): 5-37.
Croce writes about the James family during the Civil War. He gets into detail about one man by the name of Henry James Sr. Croce examines the different beliefs that James Sr. defines himself with, one of which is refusing any government that supports slavery. Learn that Henry James Sr. is against any idea of violence and yet sends his sons off to fight in the Civil War. Croce introduces different viewpoints that came from families during the Civil War era.
Fahs, Alice. "The Feminized Civil War: Gender, Northern Popular Literature, and the Memory of the War, 1861-1900." The Journal of American History 85, no. 4 (1999): 1461-494.
Fahs writes about the duties concerning that of women back on the Northern home front while their husbands are away at war. This article specifically highlights the life of an anonymous author through her letters and journal entries by the name of Fleta. Fahs article argues that the Civil War occurred not only on the battlefield but also back home. Readers learn about the different experiences and accounts of the ladies living on the homefront.
Frank, Joseph Allan, and Barbara Duteau. "Measuring the Political Articulateness of United States Civil War Soldiers: The Wisconsin Militia." The Journal of Military History 64, no. 1 (2000): 53-77.
Frank writes about a study that was conducted on the political awareness of Union soldiers during the Civil War. He examines the Veterans from Wisconsin concerning their political acuity, breadth of interest, and sense of political effectiveness. The main point of Frank’s research is to see if soldiers, specifically from Wisconsin, really knew what they were fighting for and if it had any effect on their patriotism throughout the years of war.
Frank Klement. "The Soldier Vote in Wisconsin during the Civil War." The Wisconsin Magazine of History 28, no. 1 (1944): 37-47. http://www.jstor.org/stable/4631656.
Klement main focus throughout his article deals with the importance of voting during the period of the Civil War. He writes about the election of 1862 which included accounts of voter fraud and members of each party trying to stop members from opposing party to vote for their candidate. Article also contains letters from nonconformists regarding the soldiers and their personal opinions of the 1862 election.
Gallman, J. Matthew. Northerners at War: Reflections on the Civil War Home Front. Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press, 2010.
Gallman is a cliometrician who uses statistics to support his arguments. This book primarily centered on Philadelphia. Gallman argues that throughout the Civil War Philadelphia and its citizens entered into a series of adjustments but did not go against established norms. This book is a cohesive collection of separate essays that each provide a specific subject. The separate essays are bound together by a narrative in between each that describes their correlation to each other, the result s that they flow together similarly to chapters in a book. The analysis in his research is the city as a whole and omits personal anecdotes.
Giesberg, Judith Ann. Army at Home: Women and the Civil War on the Northern Home Front. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2009.
Giesberg argues that the home front experienced monumental changes and that the women themselves are largely responsible for the outcome of The Civil War. She focuses mainly on women and minorities in her writing. She is also describing the Union home front specifically. She uses many primary sources giving firsthand accounts of the time.
Leonard, William Ellery. "Wisconsin." The Wisconsin Magazine of History 6, no. 3 (1923): 247-60. http://www.jstor.org/stable/4630428.
Leonard writes about the history of the state of Wisconsin. Includes accounts of important historical moments within our state history, one of which pertains to the Civil War. Briefly mentions the importance our state during the years of 1861-1865. Includes photographs and illustrations.
Quiner, E. Chapter XVI. Regimental History—Eighth Infantry. In The military history of Wisconsin: A record of the civil and military patriotism of the state, in the war for the union, with a history of the campaigns in which Wisconsin soldiers have been conspicuous--regimental histories--sketches of distinguished off (pp. 526-539). Chicago, IL: Clarke &. 1868.
Quiner offers a historical account of Wisconsin’s regiments. There are many regiments included in this collection. Each account focuses on the wars and those involved. This chapter provides a chronological account of the Eighth Infantry. There are the dates and location of battles and lacks firsthand accounts of those that were involved.
Rodgers, Thomas E. "Hoosier Women and the Civil War Home Front." Indiana Magazine of History 97, no. 2 (2001): 105-28. http://www.jstor.org/stable/27792305.
Rodgers describes what life was like for those living at home during the Civil War. He examines the differences in the social classes and how that had affected life at home. Although it is about the women of Hoosier, Indiana it gives the reader a very detailed account of what women and children had to do while their husbands and fathers were away at war. Extremely informative and this scholarly article was used for the article analysis paper.
Russell Horton. "Unwanted in a White Man's War: The Civil War Service of the Green Bay Tribes." The Wisconsin Magazine of History 88, no. 2 (2004): 18-27. http://www.jstor.org/stable/4637122.
Horton writes about Company F, which was a component of the 14th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Viewpoints come from Native American male soldiers while serving for the Union. An extremely informative perspective to include. Photographs of soldiers and letters included.
Schultz, Jane E. Women at the Front : Hospital Workers in Civil War America / Jane E. Schultz. Civil War America (Series). Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2004.
Schultz focuses on women relief workers on the front lines. She provides a full history of women that shows how the homefront and battlefront became blurred at times. For primary sources she relies on government records and private manuscripts. Most women in the book were hospital workers during the war. Schultz doesn’t describe just the women's lives during the war but also their lives before and after it.
Trask, Kerry A. "Making a Fire Within: The Writing of a Civil War Narrative from Wisconsin." The Wisconsin Magazine of History 82, no. 4 (1999): 287-307. http://www.jstor.org/stable/4636820.
A narrative regarding the process of a historian by the name of Kerry Task. Task shares her personal experiences of writing one of her historical novels regarding the state of Wisconsin and the Civil War. Learn about her research process, which gives great tips for the reader. Also includes specific accounts from her novel about the Civil War with the surrounding areas of Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
Willard Francis, Miller, "A History of Eau Claire County during the Civil War" M.A.
Diss., University of Wisconsin, 1954.
Miller broadly details the Eau Claire area during the Civil War. He describes a wide array of topics including the areas agriculture, industry, travel and more. The most notable portion of this dissertation is the home front efforts and the public sentiment towards the war.
William Fletcher Thompson, Jr. "Illustrating the Civil War." The Wisconsin Magazine of History 45, no. 1 (1961): 10-20. http://www.jstor.org/stable/4633693.
Thompson writes about the portrayal of the civil warfare through the medium of popular journalism by means of illustrations. He includes accounts of artists who risk their lives on the battlegrounds to sketch the historical moments of the Civil War. Thompson introduces a variety of different artists and their work. Included paintings and sketches of campsites that were done by the artists themselves.
William Fletcher Thompson, Jr. "Pictorial Propaganda and the Civil War." The Wisconsin Magazine of History 46, no. 1 (1962): 21-31.
http://www.jstor.org/stable/4633807.
Thompson argues the importance of propaganda and the effects that it had on those fighting in the Civil War and those supporting their troops back home. Includes that the Civil War was the time that illustrative journalism really became available for the American people. This article includes illustrations of battlegrounds and propaganda used on the American public during the years of 1860-1864.
Zimm, John. "This Wicked Rebellion: Wisconsin Civil War Soldiers Write Home." The Wisconsin Magazine of History 96, no. 2 (2012): 24-27. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24399558.
This following excerpt includes letters from a husband and father to his family, a son writing to his parents, and also army headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin writing to newspapers. These letters help paint the portrait of the men and women who took part in the war for the Union. Zimm analyzes the relationships between the soldiers and their families. He also examines the dynamics within the campsites of those on the Northern home front. Also includes some photographs and illustrations.
Aley describes how this war affected family roles, gender identities, economics and politics. The essays compiled in this book give special attention to how civilian life and military life was intertwined. They explore the how men made the decision to go off to war and what became of prisoners of war when they were emerged into the home front environment.
Balasubramanian, D. "Wisconsin's Foreign Trade in the Civil War Era." The Wisconsin Magazine of History 46, no. 4 (1963): 257-62. http://www.jstor.org/stable/4633874.
Balasubramanian …show more content…
examines the growth of trade during 1848-1865 in Wisconsin more specifically the Milwaukee area. During this time period Milwaukee rises to become one of the leading producers of wheat trumping their competitors in Chicago, Illinois. Balasubramanian writes about the trade relations Wisconsin had with Canada during the Civil War and how it helped keep our state financially afloat.
Brownlee, Peter John, Burns, Sarah, Dillon, Diane, Greene, Daniel, Stevens, Scott Manning, Goodheart, Adam, Terra Foundation for American Art, Sponsoring Body, and Newberry Library, Host Institution. Home Front: Daily Life in the Civil War North / Peter John Brownlee, Sarah Burns, Diane Dillon, Daniel Greene, Scott Manning Stevens; with a Foreword by Adam Goodheart. 2013.
This source examines the culture of the home fronts during the Civil War era. It gives special attention to the economies and the cotton industry, how daily life was altered by the absence of men, and how women’s war relief linked the home front to the battlefront. This source stands out from my other sources by also giving thought to Euro-American relations with Native Americans at the time. Book also includes paintings and imagery to support its points.
Current, Richard N. "Wisconsin's Civil War Historians." The Wisconsin Magazine of History 70, no. 1 (1986): 21-31. http://www.jstor.org/stable/4636014.
Current focuses his work on the Civil War historians of Wisconsin, particularly those who conducted their historical research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Current tells us about the professors who brought the history of Wisconsin and the Civil War to the attention of the university and the especially to the students. Learn about the teaching dynamics of each professor and their contributions.
Croce, Paul Jerome. "Calming the Screaming Eagle: William James and His Circle Fight Their Civil War Battles." The New England Quarterly 76, no. 1 (2003): 5-37.
Croce writes about the James family during the Civil War. He gets into detail about one man by the name of Henry James Sr. Croce examines the different beliefs that James Sr. defines himself with, one of which is refusing any government that supports slavery. Learn that Henry James Sr. is against any idea of violence and yet sends his sons off to fight in the Civil War. Croce introduces different viewpoints that came from families during the Civil War era.
Fahs, Alice. "The Feminized Civil War: Gender, Northern Popular Literature, and the Memory of the War, 1861-1900." The Journal of American History 85, no. 4 (1999): 1461-494.
Fahs writes about the duties concerning that of women back on the Northern home front while their husbands are away at war. This article specifically highlights the life of an anonymous author through her letters and journal entries by the name of Fleta. Fahs article argues that the Civil War occurred not only on the battlefield but also back home. Readers learn about the different experiences and accounts of the ladies living on the homefront.
Frank, Joseph Allan, and Barbara Duteau. "Measuring the Political Articulateness of United States Civil War Soldiers: The Wisconsin Militia." The Journal of Military History 64, no. 1 (2000): 53-77.
Frank writes about a study that was conducted on the political awareness of Union soldiers during the Civil War. He examines the Veterans from Wisconsin concerning their political acuity, breadth of interest, and sense of political effectiveness. The main point of Frank’s research is to see if soldiers, specifically from Wisconsin, really knew what they were fighting for and if it had any effect on their patriotism throughout the years of war.
Frank Klement. "The Soldier Vote in Wisconsin during the Civil War." The Wisconsin Magazine of History 28, no. 1 (1944): 37-47. http://www.jstor.org/stable/4631656.
Klement main focus throughout his article deals with the importance of voting during the period of the Civil War. He writes about the election of 1862 which included accounts of voter fraud and members of each party trying to stop members from opposing party to vote for their candidate. Article also contains letters from nonconformists regarding the soldiers and their personal opinions of the 1862 election.
Gallman, J. Matthew. Northerners at War: Reflections on the Civil War Home Front. Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press, 2010.
Gallman is a cliometrician who uses statistics to support his arguments. This book primarily centered on Philadelphia. Gallman argues that throughout the Civil War Philadelphia and its citizens entered into a series of adjustments but did not go against established norms. This book is a cohesive collection of separate essays that each provide a specific subject. The separate essays are bound together by a narrative in between each that describes their correlation to each other, the result s that they flow together similarly to chapters in a book. The analysis in his research is the city as a whole and omits personal anecdotes.
Giesberg, Judith Ann. Army at Home: Women and the Civil War on the Northern Home Front. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2009.
Giesberg argues that the home front experienced monumental changes and that the women themselves are largely responsible for the outcome of The Civil War. She focuses mainly on women and minorities in her writing. She is also describing the Union home front specifically. She uses many primary sources giving firsthand accounts of the time.
Leonard, William Ellery. "Wisconsin." The Wisconsin Magazine of History 6, no. 3 (1923): 247-60. http://www.jstor.org/stable/4630428.
Leonard writes about the history of the state of Wisconsin. Includes accounts of important historical moments within our state history, one of which pertains to the Civil War. Briefly mentions the importance our state during the years of 1861-1865. Includes photographs and illustrations.
Quiner, E. Chapter XVI. Regimental History—Eighth Infantry. In The military history of Wisconsin: A record of the civil and military patriotism of the state, in the war for the union, with a history of the campaigns in which Wisconsin soldiers have been conspicuous--regimental histories--sketches of distinguished off (pp. 526-539). Chicago, IL: Clarke &. 1868.
Quiner offers a historical account of Wisconsin’s regiments. There are many regiments included in this collection. Each account focuses on the wars and those involved. This chapter provides a chronological account of the Eighth Infantry. There are the dates and location of battles and lacks firsthand accounts of those that were involved.
Rodgers, Thomas E. "Hoosier Women and the Civil War Home Front." Indiana Magazine of History 97, no. 2 (2001): 105-28. http://www.jstor.org/stable/27792305.
Rodgers describes what life was like for those living at home during the Civil War. He examines the differences in the social classes and how that had affected life at home. Although it is about the women of Hoosier, Indiana it gives the reader a very detailed account of what women and children had to do while their husbands and fathers were away at war. Extremely informative and this scholarly article was used for the article analysis paper.
Russell Horton. "Unwanted in a White Man's War: The Civil War Service of the Green Bay Tribes." The Wisconsin Magazine of History 88, no. 2 (2004): 18-27. http://www.jstor.org/stable/4637122.
Horton writes about Company F, which was a component of the 14th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Viewpoints come from Native American male soldiers while serving for the Union. An extremely informative perspective to include. Photographs of soldiers and letters included.
Schultz, Jane E. Women at the Front : Hospital Workers in Civil War America / Jane E. Schultz. Civil War America (Series). Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2004.
Schultz focuses on women relief workers on the front lines. She provides a full history of women that shows how the homefront and battlefront became blurred at times. For primary sources she relies on government records and private manuscripts. Most women in the book were hospital workers during the war. Schultz doesn’t describe just the women's lives during the war but also their lives before and after it.
Trask, Kerry A. "Making a Fire Within: The Writing of a Civil War Narrative from Wisconsin." The Wisconsin Magazine of History 82, no. 4 (1999): 287-307. http://www.jstor.org/stable/4636820.
A narrative regarding the process of a historian by the name of Kerry Task. Task shares her personal experiences of writing one of her historical novels regarding the state of Wisconsin and the Civil War. Learn about her research process, which gives great tips for the reader. Also includes specific accounts from her novel about the Civil War with the surrounding areas of Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
Willard Francis, Miller, "A History of Eau Claire County during the Civil War" M.A.
Diss., University of Wisconsin, 1954.
Miller broadly details the Eau Claire area during the Civil War. He describes a wide array of topics including the areas agriculture, industry, travel and more. The most notable portion of this dissertation is the home front efforts and the public sentiment towards the war.
William Fletcher Thompson, Jr. "Illustrating the Civil War." The Wisconsin Magazine of History 45, no. 1 (1961): 10-20. http://www.jstor.org/stable/4633693.
Thompson writes about the portrayal of the civil warfare through the medium of popular journalism by means of illustrations. He includes accounts of artists who risk their lives on the battlegrounds to sketch the historical moments of the Civil War. Thompson introduces a variety of different artists and their work. Included paintings and sketches of campsites that were done by the artists themselves.
William Fletcher Thompson, Jr. "Pictorial Propaganda and the Civil War." The Wisconsin Magazine of History 46, no. 1 (1962): 21-31.
http://www.jstor.org/stable/4633807.
Thompson argues the importance of propaganda and the effects that it had on those fighting in the Civil War and those supporting their troops back home. Includes that the Civil War was the time that illustrative journalism really became available for the American people. This article includes illustrations of battlegrounds and propaganda used on the American public during the years of 1860-1864.
Zimm, John. "This Wicked Rebellion: Wisconsin Civil War Soldiers Write Home." The Wisconsin Magazine of History 96, no. 2 (2012): 24-27. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24399558.
This following excerpt includes letters from a husband and father to his family, a son writing to his parents, and also army headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin writing to newspapers. These letters help paint the portrait of the men and women who took part in the war for the Union. Zimm analyzes the relationships between the soldiers and their families. He also examines the dynamics within the campsites of those on the Northern home front. Also includes some photographs and illustrations.