Apocalypse and the Millennium in the American Civil War Era

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Apocalypse and the Millennium in the American Civil War Era Conflicting Worlds New Dimensions of the American Civil War T. Michael Parrish, Series Editor Louisiana State University Press Baton Rouge APOCALYPSE ANDTHE MILLENNIUM in the american civil war era Edited by Ben Wright and Zachary W. Dresser With a Foreword by Mark A. Noll Published by Louisiana State University Press Copyright © 2013 by Louisiana State University Press All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America First printing Designer: Michelle A. Neustrom Typeface: Adobe Caslon Pro Printer and binder: TK Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Apocalypse and the millennium in the American Civil War era / edited by Ben Wright and Zachary W. Dresser ; with a foreword by Mark A. Noll. pages cm. — (Conflicting worlds : new dimensions of the American Civil War) Includes index. ISBN 978-0-8071-5192-1 (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-8071-5193-8 (pdf) — ISBN 978-0-8071-5194-5 (epub) — ISBN 978-0-8071-5195-2 (mobi) 1. Millennialism—United States—History—19th century. 2. End of the world. 3. Millennium (Eschatology) 4. United States—Religion—19th century . 5. United States—History—Civil War, 1861–1865—Religious aspects. I. Wright, Ben, 1983– editor of compilation. II. Dresser, Zachary W., 1983– author, editor of compilation. BR525.A74 2013 277.3'081—dc23 2013005368 The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. ⬁ 䊊 ...