 | Northern Character: College-Educated New Englanders, Honor, Nationalism, and Leadership in the Civil War Era: College-Educated New Englanders, Honor, Nationalism, and Leadership in the Civil War Era Subjects: United States -- History -- Civil War 1861–1865 -- Social aspects -- New England; College students -- New England -- History -- 19th century; New England -- Intellectual life -- 19th century; New England -- Civilization -- 19th century; New England -- Hi; This book examines the social and gendered world of college-educated New Englanders who fought in the Civil War by exploring how they tried to develop good character traits and a sense of nationalism. The book also explores how these men interacted with soldiers and southerners, faced battle, and approached Reconstruction. Wongsrichanalai Kanisorn : Kanisorn Wongsrichanalai, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor of history at Angelo State University. He is co-editor (with Lorien Foote) of So Conceived and So Dedicated: Intellectual Life in the Civil War-Era North, also from Fordham University Press. |
