Indiana Quakers Confront the Civil War
Download or Read eBook Indiana Quakers Confront the Civil War PDF written by Jacquelyn S. Nelson and published by Indiana Historical Society. This book was released on 2015-10-02 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Jacquelyn S. Nelson |
| Publisher | : Indiana Historical Society |
| Total Pages | : 322 |
| Release | : 2015-10-02 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780871950642 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0871950642 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (42 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Indiana Quakers Confront the Civil War by : Jacquelyn S. Nelson
Book excerpt: When members of the Society of Friends, or Quakers, first arrived in antebellum Indiana, they could not have envisioned the struggle which would engulf the nation when the American Civil War began in 1861. Juxtaposed with its stand against slavery a second tenet of the Society's creed--adherence to peace--also challenged the unity of Friends when the dreaded conflict erupted. Indiana Quakers Confront the Civil War chronicles for the first time the military activities of Indiana Quakers during America's bloodiest war and explores the motivation behind the abandonment, at least temporarily, of their long-standing testimony against war.
