Book Review Of What This Cruel War Was Over By Chandra Manning

In 1961 Robert Penn Warren work a book titled The Legacy of the Civil War. This book of his was published by Bison Books. Warren’s Legacy of the Civil War consisted of exactly 109 pages, plus some extra blank pages for notes. This book may seem a bit short for a history subject, but it is packed with lots of information to offer to a researcher or a history enthusiast.

What This Cruel War Was Over is a book written by historian Chandra Manning. The book takes the reader from the start of the Civil War, the Union surrendering Fort Sumter in chapter one, to the end of the Civil War, with General Lee’s surrender and the aftermath of the war, in chapter six and the conclusion chapter. Throughout the introduction, six chapters, and conclusion, Manning brings to life what is happening on the battlefields and in the political arena. She also brings to life what is going on in the minds of both the Union and Confederate men and slaves. Manning adds a depth to her book by including photos and drawings at the start of each chapter to foreshadow the upcoming chapter and give life to the events that are about to unfold.

CAMP WALTON IN THE CIVIL WAR, 1861-1862 BRIAN R. RUCKER SUMMARY OF THE ARTICLE Not too much is known about the bases used in the fighting of the American civil war. The two army’s; the union and the confederate forces fought on many battle fields but one base was important to the whole war, the Camp Walton in Florida. This article will figure out the main position at which the camp was based. When there were no living witnesses during the time of this research to give detailed reports of what transpired during the time, research was conducted by using other written materials on the subject.

In “Midnight Rising,” Tony Horwitz grips works of history that prod essential and enduring American themes of race, faith, individualism, violence, and social justice. Horwitz’s book breaks down the life of John Brown, an antislavery warrior. John Brown was raised in a very strong in his Calvinism faith that was instilled in him by his father, Owen Brown. Owen Brown made sure that John was raised properly with a strong heart of faith in Calvinism. Calvinism is “a faith ever vigilant against sin and undue attachment to the things of this world (9).”

The tyranny and lack of freedom for people in America at the times of slavery were the realities in which people in the South had to live. In this situation, when the Civil War began, there were numerous hopes for the better future. This is also reflected in the speech delivered by Alfred M. Green in Philadelphia at the beginning of the war. The speaker addressed all African Americans calling them to get prepared to enlisting. His speech, however, did not only concern the people from the South, but also the problem of slavery in the North.

Women, Soldiers, African Americans and many other people had big parts in the Civil War. The tensions of the 1860’s show the “human” side of the War in many harsh ways. Without these struggles we wouldn 't be where we are today. Many soldiers were young, they had fears that included false identity when dead and never seeing family again.

The Civil war is one of the largest topics covered in 8th grade US history, with it’s change in America affecting us to this day. The importance of this unit may not be widely known, but the Civil war changed our country for the better. Being able to have a struggle to learn from to know how to make better decisions for our country’s future is essential to keep this country together. How we get taught about the Civil war can vary depending on the state and the books you read. I was given the chance to compare the Michigan State Curriculum on the Civil war and the book “Lincoln’s last Days” by Bill O’Reilly and Dwight Jon Zimmerman, and I must say the differences in the two are very apparent.

How the Civil War Came to Be Was the Civil War very “civil” at all? The Civil War had many factors that led into it but there was one major factor that started the war. Slavery was one of the biggest factors in the Civil War. There was a big issue that divided the North and South which was slavery. The wide spread of slavery was a big deal to most Americans; but some were not the biggest fans of the concept.

The North viewed slavery as something that was immoral and the South viewed slavery as being a part of Christianity through the Bible. Here we have two sides that both have their own beliefs and they show the use civil religion when they fight for them. The Civil War may not have been a war of religion, meaning it included God, to some people, but it was a war that had civil religion. Civil religion played a big part in the war because everyone involved was fighting for their

New England political and ministers said they were God’s ‘chosen’ people. With the start of the Civil War Southerners claimed the title and through print and ritual actions, proceeded to prove their claim. In the North, with Abraham Lincoln in power, he recognized the importance of religion as a core principle and stabilizes to the Union Army. He did all he could to provide spiritual guidance for the soldiers.

The overall cause of the Civil War will most likely remain in a perpetual state of disagreement amongst historians for years to come. The soldiers however, are not often discussed and are usually ignored for prominent military leaders. The experience of an enlisted man sheds light on important social and cultural issues, which surrounded all aspects of the Civil War. Economic and political issues helped fuel the war but race relations were at the heart of the fire. In What This Cruel War Was Over, Chandra Manning seeks to discuss why men from both the North and the South not only joined the war effort, but also why they continued to do so for four grueling years.

Jill Lepore used quotes and images from English colonists and portraits to show how colonists wrote about their experiences during King Philip’s War and how the narrative of the war has changed throughout the centuries. It also sets how colonists will narrate wars for future centuries. She spoked about how their writings of the war had a consequence of temporally silencing the Native Americans version on the war and how people have forgotten or even have any knowledge of the war. She uses a Boston merchant, Nathaniel Saltonstall account tilted “A true but brief account of our losses since this cruel and mischievous war begun” written in July 1676 year after the war had begun. He lists towns such as Narragansett, Warwick, Seekonk and Springfield

In chapter one, Lincoln and Liberty, of Chandra Manning’s What This Cruel War Was Over, (2007), Manning explains that although there were many reasons for why a solider white or black, Union or Confederate, slavery was the ultimate cause of the Civil War. At first Manning lists all the reasons soldiers from certain backgrounds enlisted but then she shows how those reasons were connected to slavery or how slavery very quickly became the reason someone was fighting. She does this in order to show the reader that slavery affected everyone is some way or another and that is why it became the main cause of the war. I believe Manning is successful in showing the relation between slavery and the soldiers fighting for its continuation or its end. Manning

In chapter one of What They Fought For, I learned about the letters and diaries of the Confederate soldiers. The themes of the letters were home-sickness, lack of peace, and the defense of home against their invading enemy. The thought of soldiers fighting for their homes and being threatened by invaders, made them stronger when facing adversity. Many men expressed that they would rather die fighting for a cause, than dying without trying and this commitment showed patriotism. Throughout the letters, soldiers claimed their reason for fighting, was for the principles of Constitutional liberty and self-government.

I read the book, A Daughter of War, By Marsha Skrypuch. This book may be a fiction novel, however, it was based on the genocide in Turkey, that took place in 1920. The genocide took place during World War I. This novel is about a young Armenian girl and a young Armenian boy who are avoiding being killed by the Turkish government. They are desperately in love, despite being only in their early teen years.