1861

This collection contains the entries written or created in 1861, the first year of the Civil war, for the Union Homefront collection compiled by Wallace Hettle, a history professor at the University of Northern Iowa.

This collection is a subset of the larger Union Homefront: A History in Documents collection.

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01. John Brown's Song - Anonymous (1861)

Anonymous and Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Document citation:

Simonds, Phillip. John Brown’s Song. Boston: Russell & Patee, 1861, pg. 1-3.

Retrieved From: https://lccn.loc.gov/2023783905
02. A Riot in Baltimore (1861 - 3 documents)

Lucius Chittenden, Edward F. Jones (Colonel), George William Brown (Mayor), and Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Document 1 citation:

Chittenden, Lucius E. Recollections of President Abraham Lincoln and His Administration. New York: Harper & Bros., 1891, pg. 37-39.

Retrieved From: https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000566606.

Document 2 citation:

Jones, Edward F. “Report of Colonel Edward F. Jones, Sixth Massachusetts Militia. April 22, 1861.” In The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records, Series 1, Volume 2, pg. 7-9, Washington: Government Printing Office, 1880-1901.

Retrieved From: https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000625514

Document 3 citation:

Brown, [Mayor] George William. Baltimore and the 19th of April, 1861. Baltimore: Isaac Friedenwald, 1887, pg. 49-51.

Retrieved From: https://lccn.loc.gov/rc01003453
03. The Holy War - Harriet Beecher Stowe (1861)

Harriet Beecher Stowe and Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Document citation:

Stowe, Harriet Beecher. “The Holy War,” The Independent (New York), May 9, 1861, pg. 1.

Retrieved From: https://archive.org/details/pub_independent
04. First Inaugural Address - Abraham Lincoln (1861)

Abraham Lincoln and Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Document citation:

Lincoln, Abraham. “First Inaugural Address” March, 1861.

Retrieved From: https://www.loc.gov/item/mal0773800/
05. Morals of Our Soldiers - The Christian Recorder (1861)

Christian Recorder and Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Document citation:

W.H. “Morals of Our Soldiers,” The Christian Recorder (Philadelphia), August 31, 1861, pg. 4.

Retrieved From: https://archive.org/details/payneamec
06. Kentucky Civil War Neutrality Proclamation - Beriah Magoffin (1861)

Beriah Magoffin and Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Document citation:

Magoffin, [Governor] Beriah. Proclamation by the Governor of Kentucky, May 20, 1861.

Retrieved From: https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r41g0m071.
07. The Vacant Chair - George Root (1861)

George Root and Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Document citation:

Root, George F. and H.S.W. “The Vacant Chair” Chicago: Root & Cady, 1861.

Retrieved From: https://lccn.loc.gov/2023783845
08. The Land of Promise - Illinois Staat-Zeitung (1861)

Illinois Staat-Zeitung and Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Document citation:

“The Battle for Freedom and American Citizens of German Descent” Illinois Staats-Zeitung (Illinois), July 26, 1861.

Retrieved From: https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008717782
09. The Pathfinder - John C. Fremont (1861)

John C. Fremont and Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Document citation:

Fremont, J.C. “Proclamation from Major-General J.C. Fremont. August 30, 1861” in The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records, Series 1, Volume 3, pg. 466-467, Washington: Government Printing Office, 1880-1901.

Retrieved From: https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000625514
10. A Union General and the Emancipation Solution - James Henry Lane (1861)

James Henry Lane and Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Document citation:

"Gen. Lane and his Solution of the Negro Question," New York (NY) World, November 19, 1861, p. 1.
11. Bread and the Newspaper - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1861)

Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. and Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Document citation:

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. “Bread and the Newspaper,” Atlantic Monthly (Massachusetts), September 1861, pg. 346-352.

Retrieved From: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1861/09/bread-and-the-newspaper/308748/
12. General William T. Sherman Faces a Crisis - Cincinnati Daily Commercial (1861)

Cincinnati Daily Commercial and Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Document citation:

“Gen. William T. Sherman Insane.” Cincinnati Daily Commercial (Ohio), December 11, 1861, pg. 2.
13. The Battle Set in Array - Henry Ward Beecher (1861)

Henry Ward Beecher (Reverend) and Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Document citation:

Beecher, Henry Ward. Patriotic Addresses in America and England from 1850 to 1885, on Slavery, the Civil War, and the Development of Civil Liberty in the United States. New York: Fords, Howard & Hulbert, 1887, p. 277-288.

Retrieved From: https://www.loc.gov/item/14020036/