Connecticut in the American Civil War: Slavery, Sacrifice, and Survival

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Connecticut in the American Civil War a driftless connecticut series book This book is a 2011 selection in the Driftless Connecticut Series, for an outstanding book in any field on a Connecticut topic or written by a Connecticut author. Connecticut in the American Civil War Slavery, Sacrifice, and Survival m a t t h e w w a r s h a u e r wesleyan university press Middletown, Connecticut The Driftless Connecticut Series is funded by the Beatrice Fox Auerbach Foundation Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. Wesleyan University Press Middletown CT 06459 www.wesleyan.edu/wespress© 2011 Matthew Warshauer All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Wesleyan University Press is a member of the Green Press Initiative. The paper used in this book meets their minimum requirement for recycled paper. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Warshauer, Matthew, 1965– Connecticut in the American Civil War: slavery, sacrifice, and survival / Matthew Warshauer. — 1st ed. p. cm. — (Garnet books) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-8195-7138-0 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Connecticut—History—Civil War, 1861–1865. 2. United States—History—Civil War, 1861–1865. I. Title. e499.w37 2011 974.6'03—dc22 2010040978 5 4 3 2 1 to the “crew” Jim Brown, Gregg Cerosky, Kristin Duke, Jessica Jenkins, Mark Shafer, and Mike Sturges This page intentionally left blank ...