Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-200) and index.
Contents:
A struggle touching all life -- 1. Childhood in antebellum America -- 2. The war culture and northern children -- 3. Family life and the war -- 4. Children, community, and the war effort -- 5. The militarization of northern children -- 6. All quiet along the Potomac.
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