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Civil War Delaware

Author : Michael Morgan
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1614237115
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (142 download)

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Download or read book Civil War Delaware written by Michael Morgan and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012-10-02 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the years preceding the Civil War, Delaware was essentially divided--as a slave state, it had many ties to the South, but as the first state to ratify the federal Constitution, it was fiercely loyal to the Union. With the outbreak of war, the First State rallied to Lincoln's call and sent proportionally more troops to fight for the Union than any free state. Yet even as the renowned Du Pont mills provided half of the Union gunpowder, Southern sympathizers transported war materiel to the Confederacy via the Nanticoke River. Author Michael Morgan deftly navigates this complex history. From Wilmington abolitionist Thomas Garrett, who helped 2,700 fugitive slaves flee north, to the prison camp at Fort Delaware that held thousands of captured Confederates and political prisoners, Morgan reveals the remarkable stories of the heroes and scoundrels of Civil War Delaware.

Delaware During the Civil War

Author : Harold Bell Hancock
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Delaware During the Civil War written by Harold Bell Hancock and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The emphasis is on politics, but includes the impact of the Civil War on the economic, social and religious life of the state.

Civil War Ghosts at Fort Delaware

Author : Ed Okonowicz
Publisher : Stackpole Books
ISBN 13 : 0811745600
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (117 download)

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Download or read book Civil War Ghosts at Fort Delaware written by Ed Okonowicz and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2012-02-13 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ghosts at the Civil War island prison at Fort Delaware State Park.

Essays on Delaware During the Civil War

Author : Thomas J. Ryan
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781481959032
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book Essays on Delaware During the Civil War written by Thomas J. Ryan and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-01-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of articles addresses the lives and experiences of Delawareans during the mid-nineteenth century in general and the Civil War in particular. It examines the subject matter from three perspectives, political, military and social, that combined provide an understanding of the issues and circumstances that influenced the people of Delaware and their leaders during this traumatic period. The objective of this publication is to provide an understanding of Delaware's role during those stressful years in our country's history. The citizens of Delaware were not found wanting when Northern and, to a certain extent, Southern leadership called upon them for political support and military service. From a societal point of view, specifically regarding racial equality, however, it is important to recognize the slow progress that Delawareans made over the next century following the Civil War.

Unlikely Allies

Author : Dale Fetzer
Publisher : Stackpole Books
ISBN 13 : 9780811732703
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (327 download)

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Download or read book Unlikely Allies written by Dale Fetzer and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2005-06 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moving narrative of the harrowing ordeal of Civil War prisoners Based on newly discovered primary sources During the Civil War, more than 30,000 Southern prisoners passed through the gates of Fort Delaware over the course of three years. As with all Civil War prison camps, Fort Delaware gained a reputation for wretched living conditions and is still called the "Andersonville of the North" by some historians. Undoubtedly, there were suffering and death at the prison, but a thorough examination reveals a markedly different picture: that of a group of men and women determined not only to survive, but to thrive as well, despite harsh circumstances.

Confederate Prisoners at Fort Delaware

Author : Joel D. Citron
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476669228
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Confederate Prisoners at Fort Delaware written by Joel D. Citron and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-08-15 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the Civil War, each side accused the other of mistreating prisoners of war. Today, most historians believe that there was systemic and deliberate abuse of POWs by both sides yet many base their conclusions on anecdotal evidence, much of it from postwar writings. Drawing on both contemporaneous prisoner diaries and Union Army documents (some newly discovered), the author presents a fresh and detailed study of supposed mistreatment of prisoners at Fort Delaware--one of the largest Union prison camps--and draws surprising conclusions, some of which have implications for the entire Union prison system.

The Union Prison at Fort Delaware

Author : Brian Temple
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 9780786481989
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (819 download)

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Download or read book The Union Prison at Fort Delaware written by Brian Temple and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Located on Pea Patch Island at the entrance to the Delaware River, Fort Delaware was built to protect Wilmington and Philadelphia in case of an attack by sea. When the Civil War broke out, Fort Delaware's purpose changed dramatically--it became a prisoner of war camp. By the fall of 1863, about 12,000 soldiers, officers, and political prisoners were being held in an area designed to hold only 4,000--and known as the Andersonville of the North, a place where terrible sickness and deprivation were a way of life despite the commanding general's efforts to keep the prison clean and the prisoners fed. Many books have been written about the Confederacy's Andersonville and its terrible conditions, but comparatively little has been written about its counterparts in the North. The conditions at Fort Delaware are fully explored, contemplating what life was like for prisoners and guards alike.

Confederate Prisoners at Fort Delaware

Author : Joel D. Citron
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476628963
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Confederate Prisoners at Fort Delaware written by Joel D. Citron and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-08-21 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the Civil War, each side accused the other of mistreating prisoners of war. Today, most historians believe that there was systemic and deliberate abuse of POWs by both sides yet many base their conclusions on anecdotal evidence, much of it from postwar writings. Drawing on both contemporaneous prisoner diaries and Union Army documents (some newly discovered), the author presents a fresh and detailed study of supposed mistreatment of prisoners at Fort Delaware—one of the largest Union prison camps—and draws surprising conclusions, some of which have implications for the entire Union prison system.

Delaware, the First State

Author : Carol E. Hoffecker
Publisher : B B& A Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780970580405
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (84 download)

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Book Synopsis Delaware, the First State by : Carol E. Hoffecker

Download or read book Delaware, the First State written by Carol E. Hoffecker and published by B B& A Publishers. This book was released on 2005-09 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the history of Delaware, from its first inhabitants and the arrival of European settlers to the effect of modern times on its business and government.

Delaware Stays in the Union

Author : John S. Spruance
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (55 download)

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Download or read book Delaware Stays in the Union written by John S. Spruance and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A House Divided

Author : Patience Essah
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
ISBN 13 : 9780813916811
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (168 download)

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Download or read book A House Divided written by Patience Essah and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Delaware stood outside the primary streams of New World emancipation. Despite slavery's virtual demise in that state during the antebellum years and Delaware's staunch Unionism during the Civil War itself, the state failed to ratify the Thirteenth Amendment, which prohibits slavery, until 1901. Patience Essah takes the reader of A House Divided through the introduction, evolution, demise, and final abolition of slavery in Delaware. In unraveling the enigma of how and why tiny Delaware abstained from the abolition mandated in northern states after the American Revolution, resisted the movement toward abolition in border states during the Civil War, and stubbornly opposed ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment, she offers fresh insight into the history of slavery, race, and racialism in America. The citizens of Delaware voluntarily freed over 90 percent of their slaves, yet they declined Lincoln's 1862 offer of compensation for emancipation, and the legislature persistently foiled all attempts to mandate emancipation. Those arguing against emancipation expressed fears that it inadvertently would alter the delicate balance of political power in the state. What Essah has found at the base of the Delaware paradox is a political discourse stalemated by instrumental appeals to racialism. In showing the persistence of slavery in Delaware, she raises questions about postslavery race relations. Her analysis is vital to an understanding of the African-American experience.

Fort Delaware

Author : Laura M. Lee
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439626235
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book Fort Delaware written by Laura M. Lee and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2010-08-02 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Located on Pea Patch Island, Fort Delaware was erected to defend local ports from enemy attack but never received or fired a shot in anger. The first earthen-work version, constructed during the War of 1812, was followed by a second 1820s plan incorporating a masonry star design with a network of drainage ditches. Engineering issues and a low-lying site doomed the structure; in 1831, it was irreparably damaged by fire. A new plan created a more substantial fortification still standing to this day. Fort Delaware evolved into a well-established community that transformed from protector to notorious Civil War prison camp. Most widely known as a prison, it subsequently served in lesser roles through three more conflicts. Images of America: Fort Delaware unifies an amazing pictorial record of Fort Delaware’s historical timeline. The story is not only of active duty but its rescue from abandonment and subsequent successful preservation work.

A Quaker Officer in the Civil War

Author : Justin Carisio
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 162584008X
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (258 download)

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Download or read book A Quaker Officer in the Civil War written by Justin Carisio and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: His opposition to slavery outweighed his religion’s views of war: “One of the most unique and extensive views of a Delaware war veteran’s experience” (Main Line Times). When the call went out in 1862 for volunteers for Delaware’s 4th Infantry Regiment, a number of men from prominent Quaker families came forward to fight for the Union. Deeply patriotic and strongly opposed to slavery, they served with distinction in some of the later campaigns of the Civil War, from Cold Harbor through Appomattox. Among them was Henry Gawthrop. Commissioned a first lieutenant in Company F, he saw action during the Siege of Petersburg and at the Battle of Five Forks. Fifty years after the war, he drew on his diary and letters from the war years to create a unique memoir that is among the most comprehensive and detailed of any Delaware Civil War veteran. This is his story. Includes photos! “Excellent.” —Delmarva Now

Three Hundred and Sixty-Six Days at Fort Delaware

Author : Gary C. Cole
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1490784497
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (97 download)

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Download or read book Three Hundred and Sixty-Six Days at Fort Delaware written by Gary C. Cole and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2017-10-26 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Byrd Foote enlisted as a private in Company A of the First Regiment, Georgia Regulars, just thirteen days after the surrender of Fort Sumter; transferred to Company C of the Seventh Georgia Infantry Regiment some four months later; and participated in engagements against the Yankees at Yorktown, Seven Pines, Oak Grove, Mechanicsville, Gainess Mill, Garnetts and Goldings Farms, Savages Station, Malvern Hill, Kellys Ford, Rappahannock Station, Thoroughfare Gap, Second Manassas, Ox Hill, Boonsborough, Sharpsburg, Suffolk, Gettysburg, Funkstown, Charleston, Chattanooga, Campbells Station, and Knoxville, where he was captured on November 28, 1863. After spending more than three months as a prisoner of war in several jails and military prison camps, he was forwarded from the Union Military Prison at Louisville, Kentucky, to Fort Delaware and was imprisoned there for 366 days before being delivered for exchange to the Confederate authorities at Boulwares and Coxs Wharves in Virginia during the three-day period of March 1012, 1865. He returned home to Dallas, Georgia, as a paroled prisoner of war to find that the land throughout Paulding County had been laid to waste by the Union and Confederate armies and that his family had been impoverished by the war. He endured the hardships of Reconstruction in Northern Georgia but was determined to prosper, and he did, becoming a successful merchant farmer and a leading citizen of Dallas who was favorably known throughout Paulding and surrounding counties.

Five Lectures on the American Civil War, 1861–1865

Author : Raimondo Luraghi
Publisher : John Cabot University Press
ISBN 13 : 1611494273
Total Pages : 85 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (114 download)

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Download or read book Five Lectures on the American Civil War, 1861–1865 written by Raimondo Luraghi and published by John Cabot University Press. This book was released on 2012-11-12 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The product of over thirty years of research on the American Civil War by Italy’s most renowned authority on the subject, this study synthetically analyzes the great drama that from 1861 to 1865 devastated the United States and gave life to the modern American nation. The book also highlights how the Civil War was the first conflict of the industrial age and an often neglected premonition of the two great world wars that shook the world in the twentieth century. The short essays presented here are the texts of five lectures delivered several years ago at the Istituto Italiano di Studi Filosofici in Naples and published in Italy in 1997.

Slavery and Freedom in Delaware, 1639-1865

Author : William Henry Williams
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780842028479
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (284 download)

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Download or read book Slavery and Freedom in Delaware, 1639-1865 written by William Henry Williams and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1996 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A text for courses in colonial and antebellum history. It analyzes the 'peculiar institution' in the First State.

They Fought for the Union

Author : Jeffrey Biggs
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780986361517
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (615 download)

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Download or read book They Fought for the Union written by Jeffrey Biggs and published by . This book was released on 2016-05-01 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the hardest fighting regiments in the Civil War, the First Delaware Volunteers battled in virtually every engagement with the Army of the Potomac's Second Corps from Antietam to Appomattox. The retelling of these extraordinary and oftentimes flawed men is riveting.