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Cincinnati in the Civil War, the union's queen city, David L. Mowery

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Cincinnati in the Civil War, the union's queen city, David L. Mowery
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-306) and index
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Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Cincinnati in the Civil War
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1231957390
Responsibility statement
David L. Mowery
Sub title
the union's queen city
Summary
During the Civil War, Cincinnati played a crucial role in preserving the United States. Not only was the city the North's most populous in the west, but it was also the nation's third-most productive manufacturing center. Instrumental in the Underground Railroad prior to the conflict, the city became a focal point for curbing Southern incursion into Union territory, and nearby Camp Dennison was Ohio's largest camp in the Civil War and one of the largest in the United States. Cincinnati historian David L. Mowery examines the many different facets of the Queen City during the war, from the enlistment of the city's area residents in more than 590 Federal regiments and artillery units to the city's production of seventy-eight U.S. Navy gunboats for the nation's rivers. As the Union's "Queen City," Cincinnati lived up to its name. --Back cover
Table Of Contents
The storm of war -- "Unshrinking was the first voice" -- Cincinnati looks southward -- Fortifying the Queen city -- "Citizens for labor, soldiers for battle" -- Copperheads and Raiders -- The slaughter has ended -- Appendix A : U.S. Navy steamers built, refit or purchased in Cincinnati -- Appendix B : Civil War fortifications constructed in greater Cincinnati -- Appendix C : Civil War sites in greater Cincinnati -- Appendix D : Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum -- Appendix E : Military units composed of Cincinnati or Hamilton County residents
Target audience
adult
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