"Old Slow Town": Detroit during the Civil War

by Paul Taylor

Details Detroit's tumultuous social, political, and military history during the Civil War.

Though it was located far away from Southern battlefields, Detroit churned with unrest during the American Civil War. The city's population, including a large German and Irish immigrant community, mostly aligned with anti-war Democrats while the rest of the state stood with the pro-Lincoln Republicans. The virulently anti-Lincoln and anti-Black...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814336035
• ISBN13: 9780814336038
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"