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Title: Beyond belles: Confederate women in hospital work.
Creator: Finder, Teri Ann., Florida Atlantic University, Engle, Stephen D.
Abstract/Description: Southern women during the American Civil War performed a vital function by producing supplies for the Confederate hospitals and assisting with the treatment of the wounded. Most women did not challenge the male dominated social structure of the South. They worked within ladies aid societies to establish and supply Confederate hospitals. A small group of women challenged the existing myth of southern womanhood by becoming official matrons of the Confederate Medical Department. These women...
Show moreSouthern women during the American Civil War performed a vital function by producing supplies for the Confederate hospitals and assisting with the treatment of the wounded. Most women did not challenge the male dominated social structure of the South. They worked within ladies aid societies to establish and supply Confederate hospitals. A small group of women challenged the existing myth of southern womanhood by becoming official matrons of the Confederate Medical Department. These women accepted a position that required self confidence, stamina, self sacrifice and skill. Black women and Catholic nuns also made significant contributions to the treatment of the sick and wounded soldiers. The contribution of southern women gave the Confederate Medical Department time to establish a viable medical department and hospital system.
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Date Issued: 1997
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15403
Subject Headings: Hospitals--Confederate States of America., Women--Confederate States of America., Nurses--Confederate States of America., Nursing--United States--History--19th century.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: The American Civil War: The transformation of citizens into soldiers and the disaffection of soldiers for society.
Creator: Ray, Michael Lee., Florida Atlantic University, Engle, Stephen D.
Abstract/Description: After the firing on Fort Sumter and Abraham Lincoln's subsequent call for volunteer troops, the nation began to mobilize for war in earnest. Many volunteers believed the war would be short in duration, thus they eagerly anticipated the arrival to the seat of war. The Battle of Shiloh, in April of 1862, forced both sides to realize that the war would be a prolonged affair. American soldiers had never witnessed such carnage and savagery on the battlefield. Both Northern and Southern volunteers...
Show moreAfter the firing on Fort Sumter and Abraham Lincoln's subsequent call for volunteer troops, the nation began to mobilize for war in earnest. Many volunteers believed the war would be short in duration, thus they eagerly anticipated the arrival to the seat of war. The Battle of Shiloh, in April of 1862, forced both sides to realize that the war would be a prolonged affair. American soldiers had never witnessed such carnage and savagery on the battlefield. Both Northern and Southern volunteers brought with them a unique understanding of the world, shaped by the common heritage all Americans shared. "Yanks" and "Rebs" believed in many of the same principals, ideals and morals. Their similarities extended to their war experience as well. Both sides experienced the same psychological stresses induced by combat, exposure, hardship and extended absence form home. By the war's end, soldiers came to understand that war had changed them, which in turn affected how they regarded those at home.
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Date Issued: 2001
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12801
Subject Headings: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Psychological aspects, Military service, Voluntary--United States, Soldiers--United States--Psychology
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: For peace and union: Public opinion and antiwar sentiment in the Civil War North.
Creator: Kearney, Kevin Lee., Florida Atlantic University, Engle, Stephen D.
Abstract/Description: Despite the beliefs of modern Americans, the people of the North did not unanimously support the Civil War. Instead, peace demonstrations and draft dodgers abounded, threatening to undermine public morale. The war confronted the people with a choice between peace and Union. When the war appeared to fail in its objective of restoring the Union the people more readily accepted the idea of a negotiated settlement, but victory restored morale and encouraged them to continue the fight. Ultimately,...
Show moreDespite the beliefs of modern Americans, the people of the North did not unanimously support the Civil War. Instead, peace demonstrations and draft dodgers abounded, threatening to undermine public morale. The war confronted the people with a choice between peace and Union. When the war appeared to fail in its objective of restoring the Union the people more readily accepted the idea of a negotiated settlement, but victory restored morale and encouraged them to continue the fight. Ultimately, sentiment for Union overcame the desire for peace, so the North remained committed until it defeated the rebellion.
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Date Issued: 1999
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15693
Subject Headings: United States--Civil War, 1861-1865--Public opinion
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: The Zealots. Five radicals: Saints or sinners.
Creator: Smith, Richard Morton., Florida Atlantic University, Engle, Stephen D.
Abstract/Description: The Zealots were an alliance of five United States Senators and Representatives who led the radical wing of the Republican Party from the years 1860 to 1868. They clashed with President Lincoln over emancipation and how the Civil War was conducted, overcame the hostility of President Johnson and finally imposed on the South, a reconstruction plan of their own. Chronicled here is how the five radical leaders by aggressively working in concert became the driving Congressional force in the...
Show moreThe Zealots were an alliance of five United States Senators and Representatives who led the radical wing of the Republican Party from the years 1860 to 1868. They clashed with President Lincoln over emancipation and how the Civil War was conducted, overcame the hostility of President Johnson and finally imposed on the South, a reconstruction plan of their own. Chronicled here is how the five radical leaders by aggressively working in concert became the driving Congressional force in the prosecution of the War.
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Date Issued: 2001
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12861
Subject Headings: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Causes, United States--Politics and government--1861-1865, Republican Party (US : 1854- ), Radicals--United States--History
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Heartland Germans: Cultural maintenance in mid-nineteenth century America.
Creator: LaVigne, Madelyn Witt., Florida Atlantic University, Engle, Stephen D.
Abstract/Description: Midwestern Germans who populated Indianapolis, St. Louis, Chicago and St. Paul represented a kind of cultural identity that revealed an ethnic pride. Through the church, the press, their language, social organizations and political involvement, these Germans demonstrated the tenacity of a people willing to risk the security of their homeland for a better life in America and in the process established a set of cultural norms that reflected a significant attempt to maintain their ethnic...
Show moreMidwestern Germans who populated Indianapolis, St. Louis, Chicago and St. Paul represented a kind of cultural identity that revealed an ethnic pride. Through the church, the press, their language, social organizations and political involvement, these Germans demonstrated the tenacity of a people willing to risk the security of their homeland for a better life in America and in the process established a set of cultural norms that reflected a significant attempt to maintain their ethnic identity. During the years 1830-1870, the pull of cheap and available land fueled the chain migration that led to the largest influx of German immigrants in American history. German insistence on the maintenance of their cultural distinction, while achieving full acceptance as Americans, reveals the tenacity of one ethnic group not to be lost in the "melting pot" of American folklore, but rather to fully, identifiably contribute to their new homeland.
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Date Issued: 2006
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13338
Subject Headings: German Americans--Ethnic identity, Sociology, Ethnic and Racial Studies, German Americans--Middle West--History
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: “We are on the Circumference of the Union, but the Union Suffers Nothing From Coldness in the Extremities” The Civil War in California.
Creator: Wineinger, Cathleen Compton, Engle, Stephen D., Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: When the Civil War began in 1861, the California Legislature pledged the state’s loyalty to the Union cause, and that allegiance never wavered. Location insulated the state from the major conflicts, and for most people, life remained relatively unchanged. Location also determined that California fought a different Civil War, faced a different enemy, and confronted challenges unique to its geography and position in the nation. California mines financed the Union war effort, and California...
Show moreWhen the Civil War began in 1861, the California Legislature pledged the state’s loyalty to the Union cause, and that allegiance never wavered. Location insulated the state from the major conflicts, and for most people, life remained relatively unchanged. Location also determined that California fought a different Civil War, faced a different enemy, and confronted challenges unique to its geography and position in the nation. California mines financed the Union war effort, and California Volunteers kept the peace throughout the West. The loyal population and the military monitored the activities of the large pro-southern minority, prevented any linkup with rebel troops, and denied the Confederacy the vast resources o f the Golden State. During the war, California initiated political, social, and economic changes that had far-reaching consequences for its future. California, perhaps, appeared unaffected by the war, but, in reality, it may have changed more than any other northern state.
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Date Issued: 2007
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000977
Subject Headings: California--History--Civil War, 1861-1865, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865, Sectionalism (United States)--History--19th century
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Title: A Nation of Outsiders: Industrialists, African Americans, and Veterans in East Tennesee During Reconstruction.
Creator: Dahlstrand, Katharine, Engle, Stephen D., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of History
Abstract/Description: With the end of the American Civil War, the nation created entire populations of outsiders seeking acceptance and participation in the rebuilding of the country. Northern industrialists, African Americans, and veterans returning from military service demonstrated the failures of Reconstruction in their efforts to reconcile their position with the white southern inhabitants of East Tennessee. This region represents a unique place to explore Reconstruction and exclusionary citizenship because...
Show moreWith the end of the American Civil War, the nation created entire populations of outsiders seeking acceptance and participation in the rebuilding of the country. Northern industrialists, African Americans, and veterans returning from military service demonstrated the failures of Reconstruction in their efforts to reconcile their position with the white southern inhabitants of East Tennessee. This region represents a unique place to explore Reconstruction and exclusionary citizenship because of its distinct relationship with both the Union and the Confederacy during the war. This thesis examines the people who lived the life of an outsider because of their background, skin color, or military service. By focusing on those who failed at successfully entering, or reentering, society, this thesis illustrates the informal fight for acceptance that began when the formal battles of the Civil War ceased.
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Date Issued: 2013
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004047
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: From Farm to Market: The Political Economy of the Antebellum American West.
Creator: Salcito, Matthew, Engle, Stephen D., Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of History
Abstract/Description: This thesis examines the dynamic change the market revolution had on social and cultural institutions in the American West. Specifically, it investigates how market forces influenced rural life patterns for farmers, urban mercantile culture and regional commercial interests. Davenport, Iowa is the focus for the narrative’s hinge, as this midsized western marketplace represented a link between its farmers and the regional markets in Chicago. This project uses wheat and the prairie region in...
Show moreThis thesis examines the dynamic change the market revolution had on social and cultural institutions in the American West. Specifically, it investigates how market forces influenced rural life patterns for farmers, urban mercantile culture and regional commercial interests. Davenport, Iowa is the focus for the narrative’s hinge, as this midsized western marketplace represented a link between its farmers and the regional markets in Chicago. This project uses wheat and the prairie region in antebellum Iowa and Illinois as a case study and examines the cultural and social development of farmers and merchants in the marketplace. Following wheat from farm to market, both locally and regionally, helps to explain how Americans understood the commodity at each economic level. Time and place were central to the American West's economic, social, and cultural development and this thesis considers just a moment in its history. A intersect of rural, agricultural, technological, and environmental histories are at the project's core, but it also attempts to make sense of frontier capitalism and the ramifications it had on farming and the grain industry. The market revolution gradually influenced and shaped the nation’s agricultural economy and the people that preformed its labor and production.
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Date Issued: 2016
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004630, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004630
Subject Headings: West (U.S.)--History., West (U.S.)--Historiography., West (U.S.)--Social conditions--19th century., United States--Economic conditions--To 1865., United States--Civilization--1783-1865., Capitalism--United States--Social aspects--History.
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Title: Wartime Reconstruction and the Restored Government of Virginia, 1861-1865.
Creator: Mooney, Robert, Engle, Stephen D., Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of History
Abstract/Description: For the past century and a half historians have conducted more research on the Civil War and Reconstruction than most other subjects. Except for minor mentions and one biography on the governor, the Restored Government of Virginia has been left out of the historiography. The earliest historians or political commentators believed the Restored Government to be a small and ineffectual government that failed to achieve any broad level of support from its constituents. Furthermore, the early works...
Show moreFor the past century and a half historians have conducted more research on the Civil War and Reconstruction than most other subjects. Except for minor mentions and one biography on the governor, the Restored Government of Virginia has been left out of the historiography. The earliest historians or political commentators believed the Restored Government to be a small and ineffectual government that failed to achieve any broad level of support from its constituents. Furthermore, the early works suggested that the governments’ true purpose was to see that western Virginia was separated from Virginia, not to seek the return of Virginia to the Union. While there has been slight variation over the years, historians generally continue to accept this narrative. Through the use of both federal documents and the Restored Governments various publications, this thesis seeks to demonstrate the legality behind the governments’ formation as well as explain how and why the government went from successfully restoring Virginia to being relegated to the dustbin of history.
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Date Issued: 2019
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013245
Subject Headings: Civil War and Reconstruction, 1850-1877, Virginia (Reorganized government : 1861-1863), Virginia (Alexandria government : 1863-1865)
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Title: From Slaves to Subjects: Forging Freedom in the Canadian Legal System.
Creator: Halty, Nina, Engle, Stephen D., Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of History
Abstract/Description: This thesis clarifies recent debates on the problems of territorialized freedom in the Atlantic world by examining several extradition cases involving runaway slaves in Canada, where southern slaveholders attempted to retrieve their lost property by relabeling fugitive slaves as fugitive criminals. In order to combat these efforts and receive the full protections of British subjecthood, self-emancipated people realized that they needed to prove themselves worthy of this status. To achieve...
Show moreThis thesis clarifies recent debates on the problems of territorialized freedom in the Atlantic world by examining several extradition cases involving runaway slaves in Canada, where southern slaveholders attempted to retrieve their lost property by relabeling fugitive slaves as fugitive criminals. In order to combat these efforts and receive the full protections of British subjecthood, self-emancipated people realized that they needed to prove themselves worthy of this status. To achieve this, black refugees formulated their own language of subjecthood predicated upon economic productivity, social respectability, and political loyalty. By actively working to incorporate themselves into the British Empire, Afro-Canadians redefined subjecthood from a status largely seen as a passively received birthright to a deliberate choice. Therefore, this thesis demonstrates that ways in which formerly enslaved people laid out their own terms for imperial inclusion and defined the contours of black social and legal belonging in a partially free Atlantic world.
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Date Issued: 2017
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004923
Subject Headings: Canada--Race relations--History--19th century., African Americans--Canada--History--19th century., Freedmen--Canada--History--19th century., Fugitive slaves--Legal status, laws, etc.--Canada., Free African Americans--Canada--History--19th century., Postcolonialism--Southern States., Plantation life in literature., Imperialism in literature., Literature and society--Southern States--History--20th century., Place (Philosophy) in literature.
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Title: SAILORS AND SLAVES: AUTHORITY, MUTINY, AND THE POLITICS OF SUPPRESSION.
Creator: Gallo, Regina, Engle, Stephen D., Florida Atlantic University, Department of History, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Abstract/Description: In 1628, the English Parliament demanded that King Charles I sign the Petition of Right, causing the English Civil War. This war led to laws that legitimized slavery and the impressment of Anglo sailors and left behind an insurrectionary ideology that American colonists adapted during the American Revolutionary War. After the war, this ideology inspired the Constitution and later inspired slave revolts, and sailor mutinies for civil liberties won during the Revolution. As the capitalist...
Show moreIn 1628, the English Parliament demanded that King Charles I sign the Petition of Right, causing the English Civil War. This war led to laws that legitimized slavery and the impressment of Anglo sailors and left behind an insurrectionary ideology that American colonists adapted during the American Revolutionary War. After the war, this ideology inspired the Constitution and later inspired slave revolts, and sailor mutinies for civil liberties won during the Revolution. As the capitalist economy grew and ensnared the new nation, this ideology entered reformer communities. American law relied on lawyers, jurists, and politicians to balance liberty, property, and a racial divide. White sailors did not face racialized slavery but experienced exploitation through American law. This relationship's intersection of economy and identity helps explain why sailors' rights helped reform American law and emancipate the slave.
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Date Issued: 2022
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014056
Subject Headings: Petition of right, Sailors, Slaves
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: THE ABOLITION HYPOTHESIS: THADDEUS STEVENS, RADICAL RECONSTRUCTION, AND THE OUTER LIMITS OF AMERICAN LIBERALISM.
Creator: Calway, S. Henry, Engle, Stephen D., Florida Atlantic University, Department of History, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Abstract/Description: On August 11, 1868, Thaddeus Stevens died. He left behind him an unfinished and unjust nation. In his 76 years, he attempted to articulate a vision of American society as a raceblind meritocracy where the rights of individual citizens were safeguarded by a state they directed in common regardless of race, class, or gender. This thesis traces the intellectual path Stevens blazed through politics, economics, and religion as he tried to craft a version of American liberalism equal to the...
Show moreOn August 11, 1868, Thaddeus Stevens died. He left behind him an unfinished and unjust nation. In his 76 years, he attempted to articulate a vision of American society as a raceblind meritocracy where the rights of individual citizens were safeguarded by a state they directed in common regardless of race, class, or gender. This thesis traces the intellectual path Stevens blazed through politics, economics, and religion as he tried to craft a version of American liberalism equal to the fundamental problems of racism and economic inequality exposed by the Civil War, also treating his unorthodox personal and religious lives. It concludes with a survey of radical remembrances and reassessments of Stevens by activists seeking to follow in his footsteps and remold American society between the counter-revolution of 1877 and the appearance of Eric Foner's revisionist opus Reconstruction: Americas Unfinished Revolution.
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Date Issued: 2024
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014375
Subject Headings: Stevens, Thaddeus, 1792-1868, Stevens, Thaddeus, 1792-1868. Reconstruction, Liberalism, Antislavery movements
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