“The Civil War was pre-eminently a political war, a war of peoples rather than of professional armies.” — James M. McPherson Copy Share Image
“Although per capita income doubled during the half-century, not all sectors of society shared equally in this abundance. While both rich and poor enjoyed rising incomes, their inequality of wealth widened significantly. As the population began to move from farm to city, farmers increasingly specialized in the production of crops for the market rather than for home consumption. The manufacture… — James M. McPherson Copy Share
“The truth is, when bullets are whacking against tree-trunks and solid shot are cracking skulls like egg-shells, the consuming passion in the breast of… — James M. McPherson Copy Share Image
“His captors asked why he, a nonslaveholder, was fighting to uphold slavery. He replied: “I’m fighting because you’re down here.”7” — James M. McPherson Copy Share Image
“The casualties at Antietam numbered four times the total suffered by American soldiers at the Normandy beaches on June 6, 1944. More than twice as many Americans lost their lives in one day at Sharpsburg as fell in combat in the War of 1812, the Mexican War, and the Spanish-American War combined.” — James M. McPherson Copy Share
“The Civil War was pre-eminently a political war, a war of peoples rather than of professional armies.” — James M. McPherson Copy Share Image
“In cities and factories, the vices of our nature are more fully displayed,” declared James Hammond of South Carolina in 1829, while rural life… — James M. McPherson Copy Share Image
“Not surprisingly, South Carolina acted first. “There is nothing in all the dark caves of human passion so cruel and deadly as the hatred… — James M. McPherson Copy Share Image
