Behind Bayonets

John Vacha, Van Tassel David D.

Description

A valuable addition to the literature on Ohio and the Civil WarEminent Cleveland historian David Van Tassel had undertaken the challenge of writing an illustrated history of the Cleveland homefront during the Civil War. Unfortunately, he died in 2000 before completing his manuscript. Historian John Vacha completed the final chapters using notes, lists, and ideas that Van Tassel had gathered, and their efforts are presented in Behind Bayonets.Behind Bayonets focuses on Ohio's substantial role in the Civil War. It is perhaps the only work that uses published and unpublished sources written by northeast Ohioans to comment on the causes, course, and purpose of the war. It does not provide an overview of battles, but it does address soldiers' enlistments and early camp experiences, women's experiences, public reactions to emancipation and the general political interest in the war, local business growth during the war, and Lincoln's assassination and the funeral train's stop in Cleveland.The authors use moving first-person commentaries and accounts to illustrate and explain these issues and situations. Additionally, the text is lavishly illustrated with rare photographs from the Western Reserve Historical Society's archives.This regional perspective on the war is a noteworthy addition to Civil War literature, offering insight into what was going on at home while the war was being fought.

Sujets

• Histoire
• USA
• United States of America
• History of the Americas
• American Civil War
• États-Unis
• Guerre de Sécession

Informations

• Publié par: The Kent State University Press
• Date de parution: 15 décembre 2013
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781612774596
• Langue: English

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“héé ŝ ŝôé é àôéŝ . . . é àFéçôŝ ô ôé—é àéŝ à éŝŝŝ ô é à ççé—é àçé àŝŝŝàçé ô é ôé à çé é à ôé. —Maj. en. James A. arfield

DAVID VAN TASSEL, WITH JOHN VACHA

“ Behind Bayonets” The Civil War in Northern Ohio

Published in cooperation with the Western Reserve Historical Society

The Kent State University Press Kent, Ohio

ublication of tHis book was supported by a grant from tHe Çleveland oundation

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 ôéô   éàçé   ôôûé: A éàŝà àçé ô é 1 1 hé àé Śô 13 2 “  é à ŝô à” 27 3 hé à ôà ô ééô 45 4 é ô é ôé ô 61 5 ûŝéŝŝ à ôçŝ—û ô àŝ Ûŝûà  Éôûé: éû ô é Śûàé 99  ôéŝ 115  ôà 118  é 120

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Foreword B Y E M I L Y V A N T A S S E L 

avid Van Tassel devoted His career ô é ôôô ô ŝô- D çà ûéŝà à ûç éûçàô. é ôé ŝ Iŝ ôô ô ô Aéçàŝ à éé éŝééŝ  à ôû ô é çôŝé ô éçô é ŝô. Aé ŝ ééé, é àé ô éû ô à àûŝç à é à éé ô ô, ôF, à ô ô ŝééà éçàéŝ, ç ôû àé ôû ŝ Iŝ ôô,Recordîng Amerîca’s Past, ôû ô é é ô é éé çé- û. ôéé, àŝ é àŝ ô ô ûô, “é éŝ à àŝ. . . .” hŝ, é ŝ ŝ Ià ôô.  ŝ à çôûàô ô ŝ éôàô ô ô é àŝ à éôé àé ûŝé ŝô ô ééŝŝ ô é àé à ô é ŝ ô é.  ŝô éûçàô àŝ é  ôçé   àé’ŝ ôéŝŝôà é. é çàé éé àôû ŝ ŝûéŝ à àŝ ô ô é ôéçŝ ûé à éŝ ŝéçIçà ô ôé éôé ô àûàéŝ é ŝô ôŝ éé ŝçàçé. é ôôé é ŝû ô ŝô  ŝéçôà ŝçôôŝ àŝ é àŝ  çôéé, çéà-  é àôà ŝô à çôéô à àŝ ôûçé ôŝ ô ŝûéŝ à ŝàé  à ô é à à ééŝ  é àŝ. é, àô  Jô àôŝ, ôééé é ç éççôéà he Encyclopedîa o Cleveland Hîstory, ç àŝ ŝéé àŝ à ôé ô ŝééà ôé ç éççôéàŝ. é ŝéé àŝ çé éŝé ô é éàç ô é Aéçà ŝôçà Aŝŝôçàô à éé çéàé ŝééà àûàé ôàŝ  ûç ŝô à Çàŝé éŝé éŝéé Ûéŝ.  hé é ûô ç ŝ ôô ŝ àŝé àŝ ô  à ôôû ô ŝéé ŝôçà çéàô ô ô é Féé éŝéçéŝ: Iŝ ô é àà ŝé ô ôô ôé à ààz é ŝ ô ààçŝ à éçôéçôŝ à Çééàéŝ çôŝé ô éé ô éçô; à ŝéçô ô é éçô ŝé,  ŝ çûàôà ôé ô û é ààçŝ à éçôéçôŝ ôéé ô à éà- û ŝô.

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 é ô ôû  àé’ŝ àéŝ ô û ôé ô é éŝé éŝéé ŝôçà Śôçé,  çàé àçôŝŝ àŝçôŝ ô ôéŝ àé  ŝéàŝ é àû à é Ûéŝ ô éàŝ  é 1960ŝ. é à à Féé ŝûé àç àŝ ŝéçéà éàç éé,  ûéŝ ô é ôé ô éé ôé ŝûé. é éàé ô é à ŝ àŝ ô é é Iŝ àççà éŝŝô  ŝôôà: ô éŝ é ŝô ŝàéŝ é ŝô é. hŝ ôô à é ééŝé à éà ô à ééŝ.   àŝ à ô é  àŝ ô çôéé é àûŝç ô ŝ ôô àé  àé é. ôéé, é  ôû  éôôà ôô îçû ô ôçéé, Jô àçà àçôûŝ ŝéé  à û é éçéŝ ôéé. M à à  àé é àéû ô à é àŝ ôé.

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never experienced David Van Tassel’s çàŝŝôô éŝôà, à à- I é  ŝô éééŝ ŝô éôé ŝ àà à Çàŝé éŝé éŝéé Û- éŝ  1968. Aŝ à ŝéçôà éàçé, ôéé,  ŝôô é  à à ôçà ŝô çôéŝ é ôàzé ô àéà ŝûéŝ  1974.  éŝŝé ŝ à ô ô à ŝàé çôéŝ à é ô à ŝ ô àôà ŝô à.  àŝô éçàé ôé  àôé ô ŝ à ôéçŝ,he Encyclopedîa o Cleveland Hîstory, ç àé à ŝIçà à  ééô  ô ééŝ  é  ô ô- çà ŝô. Aççô ô ŝ ôé ŝûé à àé çôéàûé, Jô àôŝ, “à à à à ô é éôé ô ŝà ‘éŝ.’” Oé é éàŝ éé àé éé ûéŝ, éàŝ ôûŝàŝ, ô àé ŝà “éŝ” à àé çàé ô é ôû- ôŝ ô ŝ ŝô. Śô, é Jô àŝé   ôû ûéàé é çôéô ô à’ŝ ûIŝé àûŝç ô é Ç à,  à ô ŝà “éŝ.”  hŝ ôô ŝ à à ô à’ŝ àŝ ôéç, é é “Ç à, ô ô, Ûô à ô,” ç é çûàé ô é éŝé éŝéé ŝôçà Śôçé ŝô àé ŝ “ééé”  1998. àé  ŝ éàç çàéé à ééôé à ééŝ  é Ç à à ôFéé à çôûŝé ô é ôç à Çàŝé. é é ŝôçà Śôçé éçé ô ôû à é ô ŝ àôà éôé Ç à çôéçô, à, à ûŝéé ô é Śôçé, ôûééé ô çûàé  à é- àé à çààô. hé çààô àŝ àé éçàŝ àŝ à çôééà, ôô-û ôô- à ôçûŝ ôé çôŝé ô é ééŝ é é éŝ ô é ôéô. ŝéà ô ŝ àŝà é é ô à éûà ôà, à éçé ô ûŝé é-ô àçà àéà ûçôéé û ŝ çûàôà éŝéàç ô ôé à é éŝéçé ô é à à éé ô Çééà à ôéàŝ Oô. à é à ŝ ôû ôé à ééŝ, éŝ é ô é çôLç à ôû é éŝéçà àéà ô à éôà àûéçé à à é ŝàé é çôé ô à àûéçé é ôé ô ôà ŝôûçé àéàŝ, é é éçéŝ ô ééŝ ô àéŝ ô éôûçôŝ ô ôôàŝ à éç ôçà ŝçééŝ.

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