{"product_id":"across-the-divide-union-soldiers-view-the-northern-home-front-9780814729199","title":"Across the Divide  Union Soldiers View the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIllustrates how the divided spheres of Civil War experience created social and political conflict far removed from the better-known battlefields of the war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book is well written and well researched, particularly in manuscript collections...[T]his volume should be welcomed by those interested in the Civil War North. * Journal of the Civil War Era *\u003cbr\u003eAcross the Divideis an excellent addition to the field of Civil War history. It forces us to reconsider how we understand the experiences of Union soldiers in the war and how they saw themselves within a northern society undergoing dramatic social and political changes. * Michigan War Studies Review *\u003cbr\u003e...deserves credit for drawing attention to interesting questions. -- Chandra Manning * The Journal of American History *\u003cbr\u003eAcross the Divideis an important book that paints a powerful picture of important sources of Northern military-civilian disharmony during the Civil War. -- Andrew Wagenhoffer * On Point: The Journal of Army History *\u003cbr\u003eDespite numerous studies of the Civil War home front, no one has written on soldiers attitudes toward the home front at monograph length until now....Ramold has done the Civil War community a great service raising issues, and every Civil War scholar should read this book. -- Samuel Watson * Civil War Book Review *\u003cbr\u003eDisputes the old argument that citizen-soldiers in the Union Army differed little from civilians. He shows how a chasm of mutual distrust grew between soldiers and civilians during four years of fighting that led many Democratic soldiers to abandon the party of their fathers, embrace emancipation as a war aim, and build the groundwork for the postwar Republican Party. Filled with gripping anecdotes, this book makes for fascinating reading. -- Scott Reynolds Nelson,Legum Professor of History, College of William \u0026amp; Mary\u003cbr\u003eFilled with superb research. -- S. Gac * Choice *\u003cbr\u003eIn each chapter Ramold does a nice job of offering concise summaries of crucial contextual material on the home front, before moving on to illustrative comments from soldiers' letters and diaries....The result is an engaging read, full of fine detail… -- J. Matthew Gallman * American Historical Review *\u003cbr\u003eIn this fascinating book, Steven J. Ramold shows how Union soldiers perceived and judged the wartime behavior of the Northern populace, a process that bred anger, fear, and resentment and deepened the divide separating those in the ranks fighting against the rebels from those at home seemingly rebelling against the fight. A captivating and welcome study of an underappreciated yet significant facet of the Union war effort. -- William B. Feis,Buena Vista University\u003cbr\u003eOverall, this is an extremely engaging study and a valuable contribution to an important issue. -- Barbara A. Gannon * Register of the Kentucky Historical Society *\u003cbr\u003eRamold poses an important question and makes a good...start on our appreciation of the differences between Northern civilizations and soldiers. -- James Marten * Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents   Acknowledgments ixIntroduction  11. \"Such a Dirty Set of Creatures\": The Divide between  7Union Soldiers and Civilians 2. \"A Land of All Men and No Women\": Soldiers and  33the Gender Divide 3. \"This Is an Abolition War\": Soldiers, Civilians, and  55the Purpose of War 4. \"A Sin to Join the Army\": The Debate over Conscription  875. \"The Ranting of the Black-Hearted Villains\": Soldiers  115and the Anti-War Movement 6. \"The Sky of Our Political Horizon\": Soldiers, Civilians,  143and the Reelection of Abraham Lincoln    Epilogue  169Notes  173Bibliography  199Index  217About the Author  22","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405876273495,"sku":"9780814729199","price":37.05,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780814729199.jpg?v=1730493767","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/across-the-divide-union-soldiers-view-the-northern-home-front-9780814729199","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}