by William A. Blair (Editor), William A. Pencak (Editor)
The essays in this volume reconsider the impact of the Civil War on Pennsylvania and the way its memory remains alive even today. These ten essays include courage on the battlefield but reflect the current trends to understand the motivations of soldiers and the impact of war on civilians, rather than focusing solely on battles or leadership.
Author Biography
William A. Blair is Director of the Civil War Era Center and Associate Professor of History at Penn State and Editor of Civil War History. His previous books are Virginia'Äôs Private War: Feeding Body and Soul in the Confederacy, 1861-1865 (Oxford, 1998) and A Politician Goes to War: The Civil War Letter sof John White Geary (Penn State, 1995).William A. Pencak is Professor History at Penn State and Editor of Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies and Explorations in Early American Culture: An Annual Supplement to Pennsylvania History published for the McNeil Center for Early American Studies.