American Civil War: Interpreting Conflict through Primary Documents [2 volumes]

Justin D. Murphyeditor

Justin D. Murphy, PhD, taught at Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas, for more than 20 years, serving as Brand Professor of History and dean of the School of Humanities from 2007 to 2016.

American Civil War: Interpreting Conflict through Primary Documents [2 volumes]

20190630

ABC-CLIO

Pages	798
Topics	Military History: Conflict and Wars;American History: Conflict;Causes of the Civil War;Civil Liberties During the Civil War;Davis, Jefferson;Emancipation Proclamation;Gettysburg Address;Great Battles of the Civil War;Great Leaders of the Civil War;Lincoln, Abraham;Missouri Compromise;Outbreak of the Civil War (Southern Secession);Reconstruction Acts

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By providing detailed analyses of Civil War primary sources, this book will help readers to understand the history of the bloodiest of all American conflicts.

• Provides in-depth documentary coverage of all key aspects of the American Civil War, providing students with a foundation for understanding its continued significance to the United States

• Features primary sources from the most significant battles and leaders of the conflict

• Demonstrates the impact of the war upon civilians on both the home front and the battlefields where civilians were confronted by invasion and siege

• Examines the impact of the war upon society as a whole, especially through the Emancipation Proclamation

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