Book ID: CBB875237299

Animal Histories of the Civil War Era (2022)

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Cashin, Joan E. (Author)
Foote, Lorien (Author)
Gerleman, David (Author)
Gibson, Abraham Hill (Author)
Jordan, Brian Matthew (Author)
Phillips, Jason (Author)
Smith, Mark (Author)
Paula Tarankow (Author)
Daniel Vandersommers (Author)
Woods, Michael J. (Author)
Hess, Earl J. (Editor)


Louisiana State University Press
Publication date: 2022
Language: English


Publication Date: 2022
Physical Details: 280

Animals mattered in the Civil War. Horses and mules powered the Union and Confederate armies, providing mobility for wagons, pulling artillery pieces, and serving as fighting platforms for cavalrymen. Drafted to support the war effort, horses often died or suffered terrible wounds on the battlefield. Raging diseases also swept through army herds and killed tens of thousands of other equines. In addition to weaponized animals such as horses, pets of all kinds accompanied nearly every regiment during the war. Dogs commonly served as unit mascots and were also used in combat against the enemy. Living and fighting in the natural environment, soldiers often encountered a variety of wild animals. They were pestered by many types of insects, marveled at exotic fish while being transported along the coasts, and took shots at alligators in the swamps along the lower Mississippi River basin.Animal Histories of the Civil War Era charts a path to understanding how the animal world became deeply involved in the most divisive moment in American history. In addition to discussions on the dominant role of horses in the war, one essay describes the use of camels by individuals attempting to spread slavery in the American Southwest in the antebellum period. Another explores how smaller wildlife, including bees and other insects, affected soldiers and were in turn affected by them. One piece focuses on the congressional debate surrounding the creation of a national zoo, while another tells the story of how the famous show horse Beautiful Jim Key and his owner, a former slave, exposed sectional and racial fault lines after the war. Other topics include canines, hogs, vegetarianism, and animals as veterans in post–Civil War America.The contributors to this volume―scholars of animal history and Civil War historians―argue for an animal-centered narrative to complement the human-centered accounts of the war. Animal Histories of the Civil War Era reveals that warfare had a poignant effect on animals. It also argues that animals played a vital role as participants in the most consequential conflict in American history. It is time to recognize and appreciate the animal experience of the Civil War period.

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Authors & Contributors
Alagona, Peter S.
Gibson, Abraham Hill
Adelman, Juliana
Cowie, Helen
Danahay, Martin A.
Despret, Vinciane
Journals
Environmental History
History and Theory
Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies
Journal of the History of Collections
Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies
Publishers
Cambridge University Press
Oxford University Press
Ashgate
Florida State University
Harvard University Press
Manchester University Press
Concepts
Human-animal relationships
Animals
Environmental history
Natural history
Urban history
Science and culture
People
Darwin, Charles Robert
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
18th century
21st century
16th century
17th century
Places
United States
Great Britain
Seattle (Washington, U.S.)
Ireland
Ottoman Empire
California (U.S.)
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