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| Format | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | Honeck, Mischa |
| Title, Analytic | Men of Principle: Gender and the German American War for the Union |
| Journal Title | Journal of the Civil War Era |
| Date of Publication | Mar. 2015 |
| Volume ID | 5 |
| Issue ID | 1 |
| Location in Work | 38-67, ill. |
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| Abstract | This article sets the collective emotional rush with which German Americans marshaled for the Civil War in a wider cultural context, taking as its point of departure questions such as: What made these men fight? Why did they risk their lives for a country that did not welcome them wholeheartedly? And what made women send their loved ones into battle? Focusing on German-speaking Unionists, the author examines how notions of masculinity and femininity had a decisive bearing on why and how these ethnic Americans chose to fight, and how gender operated as an instrument for legitimizing power and justifying violence. |
| Notes | Includes bibliographical notes. |
| MKI Terms | Civil War, 1861-1865 -- German Americans/ Gender identity/ Women/ Politics |