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Warriors into workers the Civil War and the formation of urban-industrial society in a northern city /

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Main Author: Johnson, Russell L. (Russell Lee), 1960-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Fordham University Press, 2003.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:North's Civil War, no. 24
Subjects:
Industrialization > Iowa > Dubuque > History > 19th century.
Soldiers > Iowa > Dubuque > History > 19th century.
Dubuque (Iowa) > History, Military > 19th century.
Dubuque (Iowa) > Social conditions > 19th century.
Dubuque (Iowa) > Economic conditions > 19th century.
Iowa > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects.
Iowa > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Economic aspects.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Economic aspects.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Influence.
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Table of Contents:
  • The key city : Dubuque before the Civil War
  • "Volunteer while you may" : mobilization for the war
  • Independent soldiers and soldier-sons : the social origins of enlistees
  • "The boys all stood to the work manfully" : the army as an industrial workplace
  • Ten thousand men in shebangs : the army as an urban working-class environment
  • "A duty of the hour" : the home front in Dubuque
  • The Civil War generation : military service and social mobility
  • Conclusion : Hawkeyes in blue.

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