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Description

1. xii, 299 p., [8] p. of plates : ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

1. 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

1. 1800-1899
2. Immigrants > United States > History > 19th century
3. Immigrants > Southern States > History > 19th century
4. Europeans > United States > History > 19th century
5. Europeans > Southern States > History > 19th century
6. Public opinion > Europe
7. Europeans
8. Immigrants
9. Military participation > Immigrant
10. Public opinion
11. Public opinion, European
12. Social aspects
13. Sezessionskrieg 1861-1865
14. Europäer
15. Amerikaanse burgeroorlog
16. Europeanen
17. Immigranten
18. United States > History > Social aspects. > Civil War, 1861-1865
19. United States > History > Participation, Immigrant. > Civil War, 1861-1865
20. United States > Foreign public opinion, European
21. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives
22. Europe
23. Southern States
24. United States

Genre/Form

1. History
2. Personal narratives
3. Personal narratives.
4. Récits personnels.

Contents

1. 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.

Owning institution

1. Princeton University Library

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-285) and index.