1862

This collection contains the entries written or created in 1862, the second 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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14. American Congressman Thaddeus Stevens (1862)

Thaddeus Stevens and Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Document citation:

Stevens, Thaddeus. “Untitled. January 22, 1862” In The Congressional Globe: The 37th Congress - The Second Session, edited by John C. Rives, 439-441. Washington: Congressional Globe Office, 1862.

Retrieved From: https://www.congress.gov/browse/37th-congress
15. The Battle Hymn of the Republic - Julia Ward Howe (1862)

Julia Ward Howe and Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Document citation:

Howe, Julia Ward. “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” The Atlantic Monthly (Massachusetts), February 1862, Vol. IX: No. LII.

Retrieved From: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/toc/1862/02/
16. Letter to Abraham Lincoln - Ellen E. Sherman (1862)

Ellen E. Sherman and Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Document citation:

Sherman, Ellen E. Letter to Abraham Lincoln, January 9, 1862.

Retrieved From: https://www.loc.gov/item/mal1390400/
17. Transcontinental Railroad - Sioux City Register (1862)

Sioux City Register and Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Document citation:

Bliss, P. “Pacific Railroad.” Sioux City Register (Iowa), January 18, 1862, p. 1.

Retrieved From: https://www.loc.gov/item/sn84031042/1862-01-18/ed-1/
18. Senator Samuel C. Pomeroy and Union Economic Growth (1862)

Samuel C. Pomeroy and Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Document citation:

Pomeroy, Samuel C. “Untitled. May 7, 1862” In The Congressional Globe: The 37th Congress - The Second Session, edited by John C. Rives, 1938-1940. Washington: Congressional Globe Office, 1862.

Retrieved From: https://www.congress.gov/browse/37th-congress
19. The Prayer of Twenty Millions - Horace Greeley (1862)

Horace Greeley and Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Document citation:

Greeley, Horace. “The Prayer of Twenty Millions.” New York Daily Tribune (New York), August 20, 1862, pg. 4.

Retrieved From: https://www.loc.gov/item/sn83030213/1862-08-20/ed-1/
20. Letter to Horace Greeley - Abraham Lincoln (1862)

Abraham Lincoln and Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Document citation:

Lincoln, Abraham. “President Lincoln’s Letter.” New York Daily Tribune (New York), August, 25, 1862, p. 4.

Retrieved From: https://www.loc.gov/item/sn83030213/1862-08-25/ed-1/
21. The Proclamation and a Negro Army - Frederick Douglass (1862)

Frederick Douglass and Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Document citation:

Douglas, Frederick. “The Proclamation and a Negro Army, Speech Delivered February 1863” in The Life and Writings of Frederick Douglass Vol. 3, edited by Philip Foner, 321-337. New York: International Publishers Co., 1952.
22. The President’s Proclamation - Ralph Waldo Emerson (1862)

Ralph Waldo Emerson and Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Document citation:

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. “The President’s Proclamation.” Atlantic Monthly (Massachusetts), November 1862, p. 638-642

Retrieved From: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1862/11/the-presidents-proclamation/306550
23. To the Editor of the New York Daily Tribune - Lydia Maria Child (1862)

Lydia Maria Child and Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Document citation:

Child, L. Maria. “A Letter from L. Maria Child.” New York Daily Tribune (New York), September 5, 1862, p. 9.

Retrieved From: https://www.loc.gov/item/sn83030213/1862-09-03/ed-1/
24. What They Have to Do Who Stay at Home - Frederick Law Olmsted (1862)

Frederick Law Olmsted and Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Document citation:

Olmsted, Fred. Law. “What They Have to do Who Stay at Home - October 21, 1862” In Documents of the Sanitary Commission Vol. 1, no. 50 p.1-12. New York: United States Sanitary Commission, 1866.

Retrieved From: https://archive.org/details/b20413257_0001
25. Telegram to Abraham Lincoln - John Pope (1862)

John Pope and Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Document citation:

Pope, John. Telegram to Abraham Lincoln, November 11, 1862.

Retrieved From: https://www.loc.gov/item/mal1950700/
26. Six Weeks in the Sioux Teepees - Mrs. Sarah F. Wakefield (1862)

Sarah F. Wakefield Mrs. and Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Document citation:

Wakefield, Sarah F. Six Weeks in the Sioux Tepees. Minneapolis: Atlas Print. Co., 1863.
27. The Indian Imbroglio, Abraham Lincoln, Don’t you do it! - Andrew J. Van Vorhes (1862)

Andrew J. Van Vorhes and Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Document citation:

“The Indian Imbroglio — Abraham Lincoln, Don’t you do it!” The Stillwater Messenger (Minnesota), November 11, 1862, p. 2.

Retrieved From: https://archive.org/details/jan1186123thes/page/n5/mode/1up.
28. Chiefly About War Matters, By a Peaceable Man - Nathaniel Hawthorne (1862)

Nathaniel Hawthorne and Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Document citation:

Hawthorne, Nathaniel. “Chiefly About War Matters. By a Peaceable Man.” Atlantic Monthly (Massachusetts), July 1862, p. 43-61.

Retrieved From: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1862/07/chiefly-about-war-matters/306159/