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.
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