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Conscientious Objectors in the Civil War

Conscientious Objectors in the Civil War

Wright, Edward Needles

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Series: Anniversary Collection

Religion General Fiction AnthologiesCivil War Period (1850-1877)

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ISBN10: 1512822604
ISBN13: 9781512822601
Publisher: Univ Penn Pr Anniversary Colle
Published: Jan 29 1931
Pages: 280
Language: English

The term conscientious objector was not in use during the Civil War, but the concept certainly existed. This engrossing volume studies the whole problem of objection to warfare on religious or moral grounds, as it existed during the Civil War. The author covers five major areas: the type of individuals and which religious denominations were actually opposed to the war on conscientious grounds; what efforts were made on behalf of objectors and what changes took place in their political status; the attitude of the civil and military authorities toward objectors; the number of objectors; and, finally, a comparison of the problem of conscientious objection in the Civil War with the same problem as it existed for the United States during World War I.

The facts presented in this volume are of historical interest; the conclusions the author draws, however, are as relevant and important today as they have been during any period in American history.

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