1864

This collection contains the entries written or created in 1864, the forth 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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41. Consumer Goods (1864 - 2 Documents)

Harper's Weekly, Portland Daily Express, and Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Document citations

Document 1:

Harper’s Weekly: A Journal of Civilization (New York), January 30, 1864, pg. 16.

Retrieved From: https://archive.org/details/sim_harpers-weekly_1864-01-02_8_366/mode/2up.

Document 2:

“Another Victory! The Good Time has Come!” The Portland Daily Press (Maine), May 20, 1864, pg. 2.

Retrieved From: https://www.loc.gov/item/sn83016025/1864-05-20/ed-1/
42. The Mission of War - Frederick Douglass (1864)

Frederick Douglass and Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Document citation:

Douglass, Frederick. “The Mission of the War: A Lecture,” New-York Daily Tribune (New York), January 14, 1864, pg. 1-2.

Retrieved From: https://www.loc.gov/item/sn83030213/1864-01-14/ed-1/
43. Vassar College: Women’s Own - Milo P. Jewett (1864)

Milo P. Jewett and Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Document citation:

Jewett, Milo P. "Vassar College: Women's Own," Speech Delivered Before the Trustees at Their Meeting, February 23, 1864.
44. Slave Narratives (1864 - 2 Documents)

Amelia Jones, Byers York, and Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Document citations

Document 1:

“Amelia Jones” in Federal Writers’ Project. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, Vol. 7. Washington: Library of Congress, 1941, pg. 11-12.

Retrieved From: https://www.loc.gov/item/mesn070/

Document 2:

“Susan Dale Sanders” in Federal Writers’ Project. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, Vol. 7. Washington: Library of Congress, 1941, pg. 17-18.

Retrieved From: https://www.loc.gov/item/mesn070/
45. Song of the Working-Women - Ann S. Stephens (1864)

Ann S. Stephens and Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Document citation:

Fincher’s Trades Review, April 2, 1864.
46. Letter to Abraham Lincoln - A. M. Gilford (1864)

A. M. Gilford and Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Document citation:

Gilford, A.M. A. M. Gilford to Abraham Lincoln: Does Not Want Her Son to be Drafted. Illinois: August 23, 1864.

Retrieved From: https://www.loc.gov/item/mal3550700/.
47. Democratic Party Platform - Edward Stanwood (1864)

Edward Stanwood and Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Document citation:

“The War Election” in Stanwood, Edward. A History of Presidential Elections. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1892, pg. 242-243.

Retrieved From: https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.b3635980
48. Miscegenation: The Theory of the Blending of the Races - Anonymous (1864)

Anonymous and Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Document citation:

Miscegenation: The Theory of the Blending of the Races, applied to the American White Man and Negro, p. 48-60. New York: H. Dexter, Hamilton & Co., 1864.

Retrieved From: https://www.loc.gov/item/05009520/
49. Letter of George B. McClellan in Acceptance of the Nomination of the Chicago Convention (1864)

George B. McClellan and Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Document citation:

McClellan, George B. Letter of Geo. B. McClellan in acceptance of the nomination Chicago Convention. New Jersey: September 8, 1864.

Retrieved From: https://www.loc.gov/item/scsm000266/.
50. Elmira Prison Camp (1864 - 8 Documents)

Benjamin Munger, William Hoffman, Seth Eastman, Eugene F. Sanger, William P. Jordan, B. F. Tracy, Miles Sherrill, and Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Document citations:

Documents 1-7:

The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records, Series 2, Volume 7, pg. 691-1273, Washington: Government Printing Office, 1880-1901.

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

Document 8:

Sherrill, Miles. A Soldier’s Story: Prison Life and Other Incidents in the War of 1861-1865. North Carolina: Newton Enterprise, 1904?, pg. 9-11.

Retrieved From: https://www.loc.gov/item/05033190/
51. Female Students at Medical Colleges (1864)

New York Times and Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Document citation:

“Female Students at Medical Colleges.” The New York Times (New York), December 6, 1864, pg. 4.

Retrieved From: https://www.nytimes.com/1864/12/06/archives/female-students-at-medical-colleges.html?searchResultPosition=3
52. Address Delivered at Buffalo, N.Y. - William H. Sylvis (1864)

William H. Sylvis and Wallace Hettle (Editor)

Document citation:

Sylvis, William H. “Address Delivered at Buffalo, N.Y., January, 1864.” In The Life, Speeches, Labors, and Essays of William H. Sylvis, edited by James Sylvis, pg. 104-114. Philadelphia: Claxton, Remsen and Haffelfinger, 1872

Retrieved From: https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000956471