New Bedford's Civil War
Mulderink, Earl F.
New Bedford's Civil War [electronic resource] / Earl F. Mulderink III. - 1st ed. - New York : Fordham University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource (320 p.) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"A burning and shining light": prosperity and enlightened governance in antebellum New Bedford -- "The nearest approach to freedom and equality": African Americans in antebellum New Bedford -- "Suppression of an unholy rebellion": wartime mobilization on the home front -- "Citizen-soldiers of Massachusetts": New Bedford's volunteers in the Civil War -- "Boys, I only did my duty": New Bedford's black soldiers in the fifty-fourth Massachusetts -- "Worthy recipients": New Bedford's black veterans and the web of social welfare -- "Business is extremely dull": whaling and manufacturing in wartime New Bedford -- "The position of our city has materially changed": public costs and municipal governance during the Civil War -- "The great hope for the future": New Bedford in the postbellum era -- "On the altar of our common country": contested commemorations of the Civil War.
9780823246670
United States--History--Social aspects.--Civil War, 1861-1865
New Bedford (Mass.)--Social life and customs--19th century.
New Bedford (Mass.)--History, Military--19th century.
Massachusetts--History--Social aspects.--Civil War, 1861-1865
New Bedford (Mass.)--History--19th century.
Electronic books.
F74.N5 / M85 2012
974.4/85
New Bedford's Civil War [electronic resource] / Earl F. Mulderink III. - 1st ed. - New York : Fordham University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource (320 p.) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"A burning and shining light": prosperity and enlightened governance in antebellum New Bedford -- "The nearest approach to freedom and equality": African Americans in antebellum New Bedford -- "Suppression of an unholy rebellion": wartime mobilization on the home front -- "Citizen-soldiers of Massachusetts": New Bedford's volunteers in the Civil War -- "Boys, I only did my duty": New Bedford's black soldiers in the fifty-fourth Massachusetts -- "Worthy recipients": New Bedford's black veterans and the web of social welfare -- "Business is extremely dull": whaling and manufacturing in wartime New Bedford -- "The position of our city has materially changed": public costs and municipal governance during the Civil War -- "The great hope for the future": New Bedford in the postbellum era -- "On the altar of our common country": contested commemorations of the Civil War.
9780823246670
United States--History--Social aspects.--Civil War, 1861-1865
New Bedford (Mass.)--Social life and customs--19th century.
New Bedford (Mass.)--History, Military--19th century.
Massachusetts--History--Social aspects.--Civil War, 1861-1865
New Bedford (Mass.)--History--19th century.
Electronic books.
F74.N5 / M85 2012
974.4/85