Propaganda from the American Civil War

Offering comprehensive coverage for those examining Civil War propaganda, this volume provides a broad analysis of efforts by both Union and Confederate sides to influence public opinion of America's deadliest conflict. • Provides the original sources for Civil War propaganda for examination, enabling readers to conduct their own analyses of the materials under discussion • Offers a wide variety of types of materials, from written to visual formats, demonstrating the broad selection of propaganda items generated in the war • Demonstrates the importance of influence operations in the bloodiest war in American history • Balances the competing perspectives between Union and Confederate partisans, including abolitionists and slaveholders