Philadelphia and the Civil War

by Waskie, Anthony, Ph.D.; Bearss, Edwin C.

• ISBN13: 9781609490119
• ISBN10: 1609490118
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-04-13
• Publisher: History Pr

Summary

Immigrants to Kensington, freemen of Lombard Street, Germantown millworkers and Broad Street nurses-all answered the call of the Union.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 9
Acknowledgements	p. 11
Introduction	p. 13
Philadelphia at the Outbreak of Rebellion	p. 17
Ethnic Make-up of Philadelphia, Immigration and Military Participation	p. 28
First Philadelphia Volunteers to the Warfront and the Baltimore Riot	p. 32
Political Opposition to the War	p. 39
Abraham Lincoln in Philadelphia	p. 45
Philadelphia Civil War Military Hospitals	p. 52
Benevolent and Volunteer Service Organizations of Philadelphia	p. 62
Southwark Refreshment Saloon Movement	p. 69
Benevolence of Volunteer Firemen	p. 78
The Union League of Philadelphia	p. 80
Civil War Philadelphia Railroad Transportation	p. 84
War Industries and Manufacturing	p. 89
Financing the War	p. 93
Training Camps	p. 96
Philadelphia during the Gettysburg Campaign	p. 100
Philadelphia-Based Military Units	p. 107
Philadelphia Commanders	p. 147
Philadelphia and the Navy	p. 154
U.S. Marine Corps	p. 158
Principal Civil War-Era Cemeteries	p. 163
Prominent Civil War-Era Philadelphians	p. 167
Notable Women of Philadelphia	p. 174
ôThree Sundays in Aprilö-Triumph to Tragedy	p. 187
ôJohnny Comes Marching Homeö and Welcome Back	p. 190
Independence Hall during the Civil War	p. 194
Civil War-Era Veterans' Organizations	p. 198
Medal of Honor Recipients	p. 206
Philadelphia's Civil War Memorials, Monuments and Parks	p. 208
Appendix. Philadelphia-Based Civil War Museums, Institutions and Organizations	p. 213
Notes	p. 215
Bibliography	p. 237
Index	p. 249
About the Author	p. 255
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