Indiana in the Civil War Era, 1850-1880

Indiana in the Civil War Era, 1850-1880
Author: Emma Lou Thornbrough
Publisher: Indiana Historical Society
Total Pages: 791
Release: 1965
Genre: History
ISBN: 0871950502

In Indiana in the Civil War Era, 1850–1880 (vol. 3, History of Indiana Series), author Emma Lou Thornbrough deals with the era of the Civil War and Reconstruction. Thornbrough utilized scholarly writing as well as examined basic source materials, both published and unpublished, to present a balanced account of life in Indiana during the Civil War era, with attention given to political, economic, social, and cultural developments. The book includes a bibliography, notes, and index.

Indiana Quakers Confront the Civil War

Indiana Quakers Confront the Civil War
Author: Jacquelyn S. Nelson
Publisher: Indiana Historical Society
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2015-10-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 0871950642

When members of the Society of Friends, or Quakers, first arrived in antebellum Indiana, they could not have envisioned the struggle which would engulf the nation when the American Civil War began in 1861. Juxtaposed with its stand against slavery a second tenet of the Society's creed--adherence to peace--also challenged the unity of Friends when the dreaded conflict erupted. Indiana Quakers Confront the Civil War chronicles for the first time the military activities of Indiana Quakers during America's bloodiest war and explores the motivation behind the abandonment, at least temporarily, of their long-standing testimony against war.

Southern Seed, Northern Soil

Southern Seed, Northern Soil
Author: Stephen A. Vincent
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 274
Release: 1999
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780253213310

He analyzes the founders' backgrounds as a distinctive free people of color in the Old South; the migration that culminated in the communities' successful beginnings; the settlements' transformations through the pioneer and Civil War eras; and the increasing transition to commercial farming in the late nineteenth century." "Southern Seed, Northern Soil is based on source materials, including census manuscripts, land deeds, probate records, family letters, and newspapers."--BOOK JACKET.