The Civil War has historically been viewed somewhat simplistically as a battle between the North and the South. Southern historians have broadened this viewpoint by revealing the many Souths that made up the Confederacy, but the North has remained largely undifferentiated as a geopolitical term. In this welcome collection, seven Civil War scholars offer a unique regional perspective on the Civil War by examining how a specific group of Northerners Midwesterners, known as Westerners and Middle Westerners during the 1860s experienced the war on the home front.Much of the intensifying political...
The Civil War has historically been viewed somewhat simplistically as a battle between the North and the South. Southern historians have broadened thi...