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The Experiences Of Black Soldiers During The Civil War: A Microhistorical Case Study Of The Demus Family, Tora Ueland
The Experiences Of Black Soldiers During The Civil War: A Microhistorical Case Study Of The Demus Family, Tora Ueland
West Virginia University Historical Review
As with most researchable source material, the voices of minorities and marginalized groups are often unavailable, nonexistent, or heavily obscured by the voices of their more privileged counterparts. The Civil War, for instance, is studied through a predominantly white lens, despite the importance of African American soldiers, civilians, and enslaved individuals enveloped in this conflict. This paper aims to analyze the African American perspective on the Civil War (1861-1865) and early antebellum period through the words of these individuals and the experiences of David Demus, an infantryman in the all-black 54th Massachusetts Regiment, and his family. Utilizing correspondence, letters, military …
Lincoln And The Copperheads: The War For The North, Anthony Kellar
Lincoln And The Copperheads: The War For The North, Anthony Kellar
West Virginia University Historical Review
This work focuses on the role that Peace Democrats, also known as “Copperheads,” played in Northern dissent during the Civil War. This is done by analyzing public newspapers and journals from the time period that reveal the strategies used by the Copperheads to undermine the war effort in the North. It also compares the works of other notable historians, in particular Jennifer Weber and Mark Neely, to help determine how effective the Copperheads were in threatening Lincoln’s efforts to hold the Union together.