The Civil War soldier and the press [electronic resource] / edited by Katrina J. Quinn and David B. Sachsman ; with Dea Lisica.

"The Civil War Soldier and the Press examines how the press powerfully shaped the nation's understanding and memory of the common soldier, setting the stage for today's continuing debates about the Civil War and its legacy. Both scholarly and approachable, this book is an enriching resource for unde...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Quinn, Katrina J. (Editor)
Sachsman, David B. (Editor)
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, Taylor & francis Group, 2023.
Subjects:
Soldiers > United States > History > 19th century > Press coverage.
Soldiers > Confederate States of America > History > Press coverage.
Press and politics > United States > History > 19th century.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Press coverage.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects.
Online Access:
Taylor & Francis Complete 2023 eBooks: 2023 (Taylor & Francis eBooks)
Taylor & Francis eBooks (Complete Collection): 2023 (Taylor & Francis eBooks)
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Seeking the Soldier in the Civil War Press / Katrina J. Quinn
  • Introducing the Civil War Soldier
  • Covering "Our Boys": Introducing the Heroic Soldier in the Civil War Press, 1861-1862 / Katrina J. Quinn
  • Picturing Union Soldiers of the Civil War in the Illustrated Press / William E. Huntzicker
  • "Army letters of general interest will always find a place in our columns": Soldiers' Letters to Ohio Newspapers during the Civil War / Stephen E. Towne
  • Soldiers on the Home Front: The Press Reports the Changing Roles of Women During the Civil War / Jennifer E. Moore
  • Civil War Conscription in the Pages of Federal and Confederate Newspapers in 1863 / Thomas C. Terry and Donald L. Shaw
  • Reporting the Soldier at War
  • Die Deutsche Sicht: How Germans Viewed Themselves through the Press during the American Civil War / Anthony J. Cade II
  • The Irish American Union Soldier in the Press and Popular Memory / Craig A. Warren
  • "He Has Earned the Right of Citizenship": Portraits of the African American Soldier in the Civil War Press / Valerie Kasper
  • Duty, Honor, Manhood, and Nationalism: Portrayals of Texas's Civil War Soldiers / Mary M. Cronin
  • Mexican American Combatants in the Civil War Press / Michael Fuhlhage
  • The Popular Press and the Personal Experiences of Civil War Prisoners / Angela M. Zombek
  • Commemorating and Remembering the Civil War Soldier
  • "Sacrificed Upon the Altar of His Country": Soldiers' Obituaries During the Civil War / James M. Scythes
  • "The Spectacle is a Sad One": The Disabled Civil War Soldier in the Nineteenth-Century American Press / Ieva Padgett
  • The Century Magazine and Memory of the American Civil War / Crompton B. Burton
  • Nineteenth-Century Press Coverage of Memorials to the Common Civil War Soldier / Debra Reddin van Tuyll.