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4 ‘‘Citizen-Soldiers of Massachusetts’’: New Bedford’s Volunteers in the Civil War
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Earl F. Mulderink III
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Figures ix
- Acknowledgments xi
- Introduction 1
- 1 ‘‘A Burning and Shining Light’’: Prosperity and Enlightened Governance in Antebellum New Bedford 10
- 2 ‘‘The Nearest Approach to Freedom and Equality’’: African Americans in Antebellum New Bedford 32
- 3 ‘‘Suppression of an Unholy Rebellion’’: Wartime Mobilization on the Home Front 53
- 4 ‘‘Citizen-Soldiers of Massachusetts’’: New Bedford’s Volunteers in the Civil War 77
- 5 ‘‘Boys, I Only Did My Duty’’: New Bedford’s Black Soldiers in the Fifty- Fourth Massachusetts 99
- 6 ‘‘Worthy Recipients’’: New Bedford’s Black Veterans and the Web of Social Welfare 119
- 7 ‘‘Business Is Extremely Dull’’: Whaling and Manufacturing in Wartime New Bedford 138
- 8 ‘‘The Position of Our City Has Materially Changed’’: Public Costs and Municipal Governance during the Civil War 164
- 9 ‘‘The Great Hope for the Future’’: New Bedford in the Postbellum Era 184
- 10 ‘‘On the Altar of Our Common Country’’: Contested Commemorations of the Civil War 201
- Epilogue 219
- Notes 223
- Index 299
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Figures ix
- Acknowledgments xi
- Introduction 1
- 1 ‘‘A Burning and Shining Light’’: Prosperity and Enlightened Governance in Antebellum New Bedford 10
- 2 ‘‘The Nearest Approach to Freedom and Equality’’: African Americans in Antebellum New Bedford 32
- 3 ‘‘Suppression of an Unholy Rebellion’’: Wartime Mobilization on the Home Front 53
- 4 ‘‘Citizen-Soldiers of Massachusetts’’: New Bedford’s Volunteers in the Civil War 77
- 5 ‘‘Boys, I Only Did My Duty’’: New Bedford’s Black Soldiers in the Fifty- Fourth Massachusetts 99
- 6 ‘‘Worthy Recipients’’: New Bedford’s Black Veterans and the Web of Social Welfare 119
- 7 ‘‘Business Is Extremely Dull’’: Whaling and Manufacturing in Wartime New Bedford 138
- 8 ‘‘The Position of Our City Has Materially Changed’’: Public Costs and Municipal Governance during the Civil War 164
- 9 ‘‘The Great Hope for the Future’’: New Bedford in the Postbellum Era 184
- 10 ‘‘On the Altar of Our Common Country’’: Contested Commemorations of the Civil War 201
- Epilogue 219
- Notes 223
- Index 299