Connecticut in the American Civil War

“Serves as a model of what a state-level survey of the Civil War can achieve . . . a potent combination of description and analysis.” — The Civil War Monitor Connecticut in the American Civil War offers a remarkable window into the state’s involvement in a conflict that challenged and defined the unity of a nation. The arc of the war is traced through the many facets and stories of battlefield, home front, and factory. Matthew Warshauer masterfully reveals the varied attitudes tow