{"product_id":"across-the-divide-union-soldiers-view-the-northern-home-front-hardcover","title":"Across the Divide: Union Soldiers View the Northern Home Front - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteven J. Ramold\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnion\u003cbr\u003esoldiers left home in 1861 with expectations that the conflict would be short, \u003cbr\u003ethe purpose of the war was clear, and public support back home was universal.\u003cbr\u003eAs the war continued, however, Union soldiers began to perceive a great\u003cbr\u003edifference between what they expected and what was actually occurring. Their\u003cbr\u003efamily relationships were evolving, the purpose of the war was changing, and\u003cbr\u003ecivilians were questioning the leadership of the government and Army to the\u003cbr\u003epoint of debating whether the war should continue at all. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeparated\u003cbr\u003efrom Northern civilians by a series of literal and figurative divides, Union\u003cbr\u003esoldiers viewed the growing disparities between their own expectations and\u003cbr\u003ethose of their families at home with growing concern and alarm. Instead of\u003cbr\u003esupport for the war, an extensive and oft-violent anti-war movement emerged.\u003cbr\u003eOften at odds with those at home and with limited means of communication to\u003cbr\u003etheir homes at their disposal, soldiers used letters, newspaper editorials, and\u003cbr\u003epolitical statements to influence the actions and beliefs of their home\u003cbr\u003ecommunities. When communication failed, soldiers sometimes took extremist\u003cbr\u003epositions on the war, its conduct, and how civilian attitudes about the\u003cbr\u003econflict should be shaped. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this\u003cbr\u003efirst study of the chasm between Union soldiers and northern civilians, Steven J.\u003cbr\u003eRamold reveals the wide array of factors that prevented the Union Army and the\u003cbr\u003ecivilians on whose behalf they were fighting from becoming a united front\u003cbr\u003eduring the Civil War. In Across the\u003cbr\u003eDivide, Ramold illustrates how the divided spheres of Civil War experience\u003cbr\u003ecreated social and political conflict far removed from the better-known\u003cbr\u003ebattlefields of the war.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.1 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 22, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757818708256,"sku":"9780814729199","price":102.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/46b5c449ba5682e778c1a76949d99d46.webp?v=1780112467","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/across-the-divide-union-soldiers-view-the-northern-home-front-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}