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[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.

[11] Charles Mason, Land And Law, Charles Mason

Iowa Documents Class Projects

A letter from Charles Mason to Caleb H. Booth requesting a survey of Kanesville for an attempt to secure the 1st Congressional District seat for William Thompson.

[02] William J. A. Bradford (1797-1858), Letter About Politics & Crime, William John Alden Bradford

Iowa Documents Class Projects

A letter from William Bradford to Jonathan W. Parker about the Iowa statehood convention of 1840 and his time in Dubuque; as well as the occurrence of the Bellevue War.

[12] Jonathan Wetherbee Parker, Letter Transportation, Jonathan Wetherbee Parker

Iowa Documents Class Projects

No abstract provided.