The Sacred Cause of Union: Iowa in the Civil War

by Thomas R. Baker

The Sacred Causeof Union highlights Iowans' important role in reuniting the nation when the battle over slavery tore it asunder. In this first-ever survey of the state's Civil War history, Thomas Baker interweaves economics, politics, army recruitment, battlefield performance, and government administration. Scattered across more than a dozen states and territories, Iowa's fighting men marched long distances and won battles against larger...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1609384350
• ISBN13: 9781609384357
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: University of Iowa Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"