Identification Discs of Union Soldiers in the Civil War

Identification Discs of Union Soldiers in the Civil War
Author: Larry B. Maier
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 223
Release: 2008-10-24
Genre: History
ISBN: 0786452137

As an iconic symbol of the American GI, the dog tag has gained considerable cultural recognition. This book returns to the origins of the dog tag with an in-depth look at all 49 styles of Civil War era Union identification discs, including detailed photographs and histories for individual discs as well as a general history of the origin and production of identification discs. This work also provides a general guide to the authentication of identification discs for use by collectors.

Such Anxious Hours

Such Anxious Hours
Author: Jo Ann Daly Carr
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2020-01-07
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0299324206

Letters from soldiers to their families often provide prominent narratives of the Civil War. But what about the messages from the women who maintained homes and farmsteads alone, all while providing significant emotional support to their loved ones at the front? The letters and diaries of these eight women echo the ever-growing horrors of the conflict and reveal the stories of the Wisconsin home front. Twenty-one-year-old Emily Quiner sought a way to join the war effort that would feed her heart and mind. Annie Cox wrote to her pro-slavery fiancé to staunchly defend her abolitionist principles. Sisters Susan Brown and Ann Waldo faced the unexpected devastation that each battle brought to families. In Such Anxious Hours, Jo Ann Daly Carr places this material in historical context, detailing what was happening simultaneously in the nation, state, and local communities. Civil War history enthusiasts will appreciate these enlightening perspectives that demonstrate the variety of experiences in the Midwest during the bloody conflict.

Dog Tags

Dog Tags
Author: Ginger Cucolo
Publisher:
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2013-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780983305729

The 100 year anniversary of the official use of American military personal identity tags, affectionately known as Dog Tags, recently passed without fanfare. We are currently in a war where the Dog Tag is once again a highly personal item to warriors in every service and their families. Each Dog Tag carries its own human interest story. Receiving it, hanging it around the neck, and feeling it is at once a silent statement of commitment. The tag itself individualizes the human being who wears it within a huge and faceless organization. The armed forces demand obedience, commitment, and duty to a higher cause, but the Dog Tag which hangs privately within their shirts, close to their chests, becomes a part of them. In a way it brings comfort to that fear of every Soldier facing death: I do not want to be forgotten; I will not be unknown. Understanding and sharing the history of Dog Tags, the stories shared with me from personal accounts, the cultural impact on merchandising, and the future within our Armed Services.

The Civil War Quiz Book

The Civil War Quiz Book
Author: Blake A. Magner
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publications
Total Pages: 361
Release: 2010-07-16
Genre: History
ISBN: 1589795180

If you think you know a lot about the Civil War, challenge yourself with this instructive and intriguing book of questions. Covering every battle of the war, commanders and ordinary soldiers, weapons, and armies, this book will test the knowledge of even the most dedicated history buff. Degrees of difficulty range from elementary to questions that even the author had difficulty figuring out, and everything in between. Thousands of provocative questions will sharpen the knowledge of Civil enthusiasts everywhere.

Civil War Collector's Encyclopedia

Civil War Collector's Encyclopedia
Author: Francis A. Lord
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 714
Release: 2013-07-24
Genre: History
ISBN: 0486317595

Indispensable reference identifies and describes more than 800 subjects, from artillery accoutrements to tools and patriotic sheet music. "A must-have book." — Antiques & Auction News. Over 350 rare illustrations.

Faces of Union Soldiers at South Mountain and Harpers Ferry

Faces of Union Soldiers at South Mountain and Harpers Ferry
Author: Matthew Borders
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2021
Genre: History
ISBN: 1467147435

The first Confederate invasion of the North in the fall of 1862 led to a series of engagements known as the Maryland Campaign. Though best remembered for its climax, there was desperate fighting at both South Mountain and Harpers Ferry prior to the bloodletting at Antietam Creek. These battles in particular were desperate affairs of bloody attacks and determined defense. In this work are the images of thirty Union soldiers, published here for the first time, that help give a face and a history to those men who struggled up the slopes of South Mountain or sheltered from Confederate cannons at Harpers Ferry. Join Matthew Borders and Joseph Stahl as they introduce you to these men, their battles and their stories.

The Lively Experiment

The Lively Experiment
Author: Chris Beneke
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2015-03-19
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1442248734

Beginning with the legacy of Roger Williams, who in 1633 founded the first colony not restricted to people of one faith, The Lively Experiment chronicles how Americans have continually demolished traditional prejudices while at the same time erecting new walls between belief systems. The chapters gathered here reveal how Americans are sensitively attuned to irony and contradiction, to unanticipated eruptions of bigotry and unheralded acts of decency, and to the disruption caused by new movements and the reassurance supplied by old divisions. The authors examine the way ethnicity, race, and imperialism have been woven into the fabric of interreligious relations and highlight how currents of tolerance and intolerance have rippled in multiple directions. Nearly four hundred years after Roger Williams' Rhode Island colony, the "lively experiment" of religious tolerance remains a core tenet of the American way of life. This volume honors this boisterous tradition by offering the first comprehensive account of America’s vibrant and often tumultuous history of interreligious relations.

The Lovett Cent; A Confederate Story

The Lovett Cent; A Confederate Story
Author: Harold Levi
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 390
Release: 2006-08-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1847288782

The Confederate cent is not your average story coin. Learn the fascinating story of why Southern leaders ordered their one-cent piece from a northern die sinker at the outbreak of America's Civil War, and why it never became the circulating cent of the Confederacy.

The Language of the Civil War

The Language of the Civil War
Author: John D. Wright
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 417
Release: 2001-08-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 0313017301

America's language changed, along with its history, because of the Civil War. Nowhere is the point more riveting than in The Language of the Civil War. This is a unique compilation of slang, nicknames, military jargon and terminology, idioms, colloquialisms, and other words are expressions used (and often originating) during the American Civil War. Organized like a standard dictionary, this volume contains approximately 4,000 entries that focus primarily on everyday camp life, military hardware, and military organization. This one-of-a-kind reference work will make it easy for readers to learn the origin and meaning of such Civil War terms as Buttermilk Rangers, jackstraws, Nassau bacon, pumpkin slinger, and stand the gaff. Language of the Civil War contains words originating during the American Civil War. Besides explaining terms and phrases no longer in use, the entries also provide the origins of many common expressions or the original meanings of many familiar sayings that have since changed meaning or connotation. Although many of the terms arose from the nature and needs of life in the military camps, others were in common use in civilian society across both the North and the South. Illustrated with 50 photos and drawings, the volume is a unique resource for students, scholars, reference librarians, and Civil War enthusiasts and reenactors.

Weapons, Gear, and Uniforms of the Civil War

Weapons, Gear, and Uniforms of the Civil War
Author: Eric Fein
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2012
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1429676485

"Describes the uniforms, gear, and weapons used by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War"--Provided by publisher.