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34. The Sleeping Sentinel, William Scott - Frances De Haes Janvier (1863), Frances De Haes Janvier, Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document Citation:

Janvier, Francies De Haes. The Sleeping Sentinel. Philadelphia: T.B. Peterson & Brothers, 1863.

Retrieved From: https://www.loc.gov/item/20013295/

35. Battle Of Gettysburg - Rachel Carmany (1863), Rachel Carmany, Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document citation:

Mohr, James C. and Robert E. Winslow III, eds. The Cormany Diaries: A Northern Family in the Civil War. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1982, pg. 329-341

25. Telegram To Abraham Lincoln - John Pope (1862), John Pope, Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document citation:

Pope, John. Telegram to Abraham Lincoln, November 11, 1862.

Retrieved From: https://www.loc.gov/item/mal1950700/

27. The Indian Imbroglio, Abraham Lincoln, Don’T You Do It! - Andrew J. Van Vorhes (1862), Andrew J. Van Vorhes, Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document citation:

“The Indian Imbroglio — Abraham Lincoln, Don’t you do it!” The Stillwater Messenger (Minnesota), November 11, 1862, p. 2.

Retrieved From: https://archive.org/details/jan1186123thes/page/n5/mode/1up.

22. The President’S Proclamation - Ralph Waldo Emerson (1862), Ralph Waldo Emerson, Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document citation:

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. “The President’s Proclamation.” Atlantic Monthly (Massachusetts), November 1862, p. 638-642

Retrieved From: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1862/11/the-presidents-proclamation/306550

24. What They Have To Do Who Stay At Home - Frederick Law Olmsted (1862), Frederick Law Olmsted, Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document citation:

Olmsted, Fred. Law. “What They Have to do Who Stay at Home - October 21, 1862” In Documents of the Sanitary Commission Vol. 1, no. 50 p.1-12. New York: United States Sanitary Commission, 1866.

Retrieved From: https://archive.org/details/b20413257_0001

20. Letter To Horace Greeley - Abraham Lincoln (1862), Abraham Lincoln, Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document citation:

Lincoln, Abraham. “President Lincoln’s Letter.” New York Daily Tribune (New York), August, 25, 1862, p. 4.

Retrieved From: https://www.loc.gov/item/sn83030213/1862-08-25/ed-1/

19. The Prayer Of Twenty Millions - Horace Greeley (1862), Horace Greeley, Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document citation:

Greeley, Horace. “The Prayer of Twenty Millions.” New York Daily Tribune (New York), August 20, 1862, pg. 4.

Retrieved From: https://www.loc.gov/item/sn83030213/1862-08-20/ed-1/

28. Chiefly About War Matters, By A Peaceable Man - Nathaniel Hawthorne (1862), Nathaniel Hawthorne, Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document citation:

Hawthorne, Nathaniel. “Chiefly About War Matters. By a Peaceable Man.” Atlantic Monthly (Massachusetts), July 1862, p. 43-61.

Retrieved From: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1862/07/chiefly-about-war-matters/306159/

18. Senator Samuel C. Pomeroy And Union Economic Growth (1862), Samuel C. Pomeroy, Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document citation:

Pomeroy, Samuel C. “Untitled. May 7, 1862” In The Congressional Globe: The 37th Congress - The Second Session, edited by John C. Rives, 1938-1940. Washington: Congressional Globe Office, 1862.

Retrieved From: https://www.congress.gov/browse/37th-congress

14. American Congressman Thaddeus Stevens (1862), Thaddeus Stevens, Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document citation:

Stevens, Thaddeus. “Untitled. January 22, 1862” In The Congressional Globe: The 37th Congress - The Second Session, edited by John C. Rives, 439-441. Washington: Congressional Globe Office, 1862.

Retrieved From: https://www.congress.gov/browse/37th-congress

17. Transcontinental Railroad - Sioux City Register (1862), Sioux City Register, Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document citation:

Bliss, P. “Pacific Railroad.” Sioux City Register (Iowa), January 18, 1862, p. 1.

Retrieved From: https://www.loc.gov/item/sn84031042/1862-01-18/ed-1/

16. Letter To Abraham Lincoln - Ellen E. Sherman (1862), Ellen E. Sherman, Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document citation:

Sherman, Ellen E. Letter to Abraham Lincoln, January 9, 1862.

Retrieved From: https://www.loc.gov/item/mal1390400/

23. To The Editor Of The New York Daily Tribune - Lydia Maria Child (1862), Lydia Maria Child, Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document citation:

Child, L. Maria. “A Letter from L. Maria Child.” New York Daily Tribune (New York), September 5, 1862, p. 9.

Retrieved From: https://www.loc.gov/item/sn83030213/1862-09-03/ed-1/

12. General William T. Sherman Faces A Crisis - Cincinnati Daily Commercial (1861), Cincinnati Daily Commercial, Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document citation:

“Gen. William T. Sherman Insane.” Cincinnati Daily Commercial (Ohio), December 11, 1861, pg. 2.

10. A Union General And The Emancipation Solution - James Henry Lane (1861), James Henry Lane, Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document citation:

"Gen. Lane and his Solution of the Negro Question," New York (NY) World, November 19, 1861, p. 1.

[04] Charles Dunham, Letter, Journalism, Politics, Charles Dunham

Iowa Documents Class Projects

No abstract provided.

11. Bread And The Newspaper - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1861), Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document citation:

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. “Bread and the Newspaper,” Atlantic Monthly (Massachusetts), September 1861, pg. 346-352.

Retrieved From: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1861/09/bread-and-the-newspaper/308748/

05. Morals Of Our Soldiers - The Christian Recorder (1861), Christian Recorder, Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document citation:

W.H. “Morals of Our Soldiers,” The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia), August 31, 1861, pg. 4.

Retrieved From: https://archive.org/details/payneamec

09. The Pathfinder - John C. Fremont (1861), John C. Fremont, Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document citation:

Fremont, J.C. “Proclamation from Major-General J.C. Fremont. August 30, 1861” in The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records, Series 1, Volume 3, pg. 466-467, Washington: Government Printing Office, 1880-1901.

Retrieved From: https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000625514

06. Kentucky Civil War Neutrality Proclamation - Beriah Magoffin (1861), Beriah Magoffin, Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document citation:

Magoffin, [Governor] Beriah. Proclamation by the Governor of Kentucky, May 20, 1861.

Retrieved From: https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r41g0m071.

08. The Land Of Promise - Illinois Staat-Zeitung (1861), Illinois Staat-Zeitung, Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document citation:

“The Battle for Freedom and American Citizens of German Descent” Illinois Staats-Zeitung (Illinois), July 26, 1861.

Retrieved From: https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008717782

03. The Holy War - Harriet Beecher Stowe (1861), Harriet Beecher Stowe, Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document citation:

Stowe, Harriet Beecher. “The Holy War,” The Independent (New York), May 9, 1861, pg. 1.

Retrieved From: https://archive.org/details/pub_independent

13. The Battle Set In Array - Henry Ward Beecher (1861), Henry Ward Beecher (Reverend), Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document citation:

Beecher, Henry Ward. Patriotic Addresses in America and England from 1850 to 1885, on Slavery, the Civil War, and the Development of Civil Liberty in the United States. New York: Fords, Howard & Hulbert, 1887, p. 277-288.

Retrieved From: https://www.loc.gov/item/14020036/

04. First Inaugural Address - Abraham Lincoln (1861), Abraham Lincoln, Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document citation:

Lincoln, Abraham. “First Inaugural Address” March, 1861.

Retrieved From: https://www.loc.gov/item/mal0773800/

07. The Vacant Chair - George Root (1861), George Root, Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document citation:

Root, George F. and H.S.W. “The Vacant Chair” Chicago: Root & Cady, 1861.

Retrieved From: https://lccn.loc.gov/2023783845

02. A Riot In Baltimore (1861 - 3 Documents), Lucius Chittenden, Edward F. Jones (Colonel), George William Brown (Mayor), Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document 1 citation:

Chittenden, Lucius E. Recollections of President Abraham Lincoln and His Administration. New York: Harper & Bros., 1891, pg. 37-39.

Retrieved From: https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000566606.

Document 2 citation:

Jones, Edward F. “Report of Colonel Edward F. Jones, Sixth Massachusetts Militia. April 22, 1861.” In The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records, Series 1, Volume 2, pg. 7-9, Washington: Government Printing Office, 1880-1901.

Retrieved From: https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000625514

Document 3 citation:

Brown, [Mayor] George William. Baltimore and the 19th of April, 1861. Baltimore: Isaac Friedenwald, 1887, pg. 49-51.

Retrieved From: https://lccn.loc.gov/rc01003453

01. John Brown's Song - Anonymous (1861), Anonymous, Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Union Homefront: A History in Documents

Document citation:

Simonds, Phillip. John Brown’s Song. Boston: Russell & Patee, 1861, pg. 1-3.

Retrieved From: https://lccn.loc.gov/2023783905

[07] Elizabeth Grimes, Letter, Death, And Mourning, Elizabeth S. Grimes

Iowa Documents Class Projects

This is a letter from Elizabeth Grimes, wife of James Grimes, she’s sending it in response to recently learning about the death of another friend. In this letter, she is saying kind words about her virtuous late friend, religion, and sheds light on the process of mourning in the Victorian era of America. Additionally, there is some information about the state of the government at the time as the letter is written just 15 days before the secession of South Carolina from the Union and 4 months before the beginning of the civil war.

Well’S Pocket Hand-Book Of Iowa, John G. Wells

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A general description of the state of Iowa, along with the information about the state's pre-emption laws and other information pertinent to settlers in the state.