Paul A Cimbala; Randall M Miller sku-26808579 Civil War

Union Soldiers and the Northern Home Front: Wartime Experiences, Postwar Adjustments, by Paul A Cimbala; Randall M Miller, is a new English-language hard cover in the United States History Books category. ISBN 9780823221455; SKU sku-26808579. It has 508 pages, a sewn binding and cloth over boards, and is part of North's Civil War.

The essays examine how Union soldiers and Northern civilians stayed connected through the war, including the news families sought about the units they had sent to fight and soldiers’ continuing ties to home. Topics include recruitment, soldiers’ motivation, civilian access to combat accounts, correspondence, organized relief, race relations, freedom and citizenship, and soldiers’ interactions with the communities where they stayed.

The book also covers veterans’ return to Northern life and claims to public memory, including those made by African Americans.