December 2011 (vol. 1, no. 4)
The Journal of the Civil War Era
Volume 1, Number 4
December 2011
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Articles
Rachel A. Shelden
Messmates’ Union: Friendship, Politics, and Living Arrangements in the Capital City, 1845-1861
Bruce Levine
“The Vital Element of the Republican Party”: Antislavery, Nativism, and Abraham Lincoln
James L. Huston
The Illinois Political Realignment of 1844-1860: Revisiting the Analysis
Review Essay
Lyde Cullen Sizer
Mapping the Spaces of Women’s Civil War History
Book Reviews
Books Received
Professional Notes
Brian Kelly and John W. White
The After Slavery Website: A New Online Resource for Teaching U.S. Slave Emancipation
Notes on Contributors