Lehman, James O.,

Mennonites, Amish, and the American Civil War / James O. Lehman and Steven M. Nolt. - 1 online resource (372 pages) : illustrations. - Young center books in anabaptist and pietist studies . - Young Center books in Anabaptist & Pietist studies. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages [315]-340) and index.

Introduction : religion, religious minorities, and the American Civil War -- Politics and peoplehood in a restless republic -- Our country is at war -- Conscription, combat, and Virginia's "war of self-defense," 1861-1862 -- Negotiation and notoriety in Pennsylvania, 1862 -- Patterns of peace and patriotism in the Midwest -- The fighting comes north, 1862-1863 -- Thaddeus Stevens and Pennsylvania Mennonite politics -- Did Jesus Christ teach men war? -- Resistance and revenge in Virginia, 1863-1864 -- Burning the Shenandoah Valley -- Reconstructed nation, reconstructed peoplehood.

9781421403908 (e-book)


Mennonites--Social conditions--United States--19th century.
Amish--Social conditions--United States--19th century.
Anabaptists--History--United States--19th century.
Pacifists--History--United States--19th century.
War--Religious aspects--Christianity--History--19th century.
Mennonites--Political activity--History--United States--19th century.
Amish--Political activity--History--United States--19th century.


United States--History--Religious aspects.--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--Politics and government--1861-1865.
United States--History--Social aspects.--Civil War, 1861-1865


Electronic books.

E184.M45 / L44 2007

973.7088/2897