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The Sacred Cause of Union: Iowa in the Civil War
Thomas R. Baker
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Description for The Sacred Cause of Union: Iowa in the Civil War
paperback. Series: Iowa and the Midwest Experience. Num Pages: 268 pages, 5 maps, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
The Sacred Cause of Union highlights Iowans’ important role in reuniting the nation when the battle over slavery tore it asunder. In this first-ever survey of the state’s Civil War history, Thomas Baker interweaves economics, politics, army recruitment, battlefield performance, and government administration. Scattered across more than a dozen states and territories, Iowa’s fighting men marched long distances and won battles against larger rebel armies despite having little food or shelter and sometimes poor equipment. On their own initiative, the state’s women ventured south to the battlefields to tend to the sick and injured, and farm families produced mountains of ... Read more
The Sacred Cause of Union highlights Iowans’ important role in reuniting the nation when the battle over slavery tore it asunder. In this first-ever survey of the state’s Civil War history, Thomas Baker interweaves economics, politics, army recruitment, battlefield performance, and government administration. Scattered across more than a dozen states and territories, Iowa’s fighting men marched long distances and won battles against larger rebel armies despite having little food or shelter and sometimes poor equipment. On their own initiative, the state’s women ventured south to the battlefields to tend to the sick and injured, and farm families produced mountains of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Of Iowa Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
Series
Iowa and the Midwest Experience
Number of Pages
268
Place of Publication
Iowa, United States
ISBN
9781609384357
SKU
V9781609384357
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About Thomas R. Baker
Thomas R. Baker is the associate dean of students at the University of Iowa. A judicial administrator since 1988, he specializes in civil rights investigations. He lives in Muscatine with his partner, Neva Rettig Baker.
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