Our people are warlike : Civil War Pittsburgh and home-front mobilization / Allen Christopher York.

First edition.

9781621908272 (electronic book)
1621908275 (electronic book)
9781621908265 (electronic book)
1621908267 (electronic book)
9781621908258 (hardcover)

Knoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, [2023]

English

1 online resource (xii, 199 pages) : illustrations, maps

F159.P657 Y67 2023

973.709748/86

"While one of the most persistent underlying themes in the historiography of the Civil War is the "brother against brother" one, particularly in states that were deeply divided, Pittsburgh and its citizenry provide an instance of almost universal pro-Union ideological solidarity as the war approached and overtook the country. The city achieved this unity despite forces that might ordinarily tear it apart: an ethnically diverse population, including many new immigrants, a complex industrial-economic situation, and an enormous contribution of soldiers who died in combat. A study of local history during a tumultuous time and of pro-Unionism in which different groups tried to outdo one another in patriotic fervor, this book provides a wide-ranging look at Pittsburgh during the war years"-- Provided by publisher

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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