The Iroquois in the Civil War: From Battlefield to Reservation - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0815602723 ISBN 13: 9780815602729

Publisher: Syracuse University Press, 1992

Synopsis

Examines the involvement of the Iroquois in the US Civil War. Based on archival records and wartime letters and diaries, this account shows that the Iroquois were dedicated cavalrymen and soldiers. It asks why they were so loyal to the Union and what their attitude was toward slavery and war.

About this title

About the Author:

Laurence M. Hauptman, professor of history at the State University of New York at New Paltz, is the author and editor of twelve books and articles in Native American studies. He has worked for the Wisconsin Oneidas, the Mashantucket Pequots, and the Seneca Nation of Indians as a historical consultant. ln 1997 he received an award of commendation from the Seneca Nation for his expert testimony before both houses of Congress that contributed to congressional legislation in the Seneca-Salamanca lease debate.

Review:

Only a scholar with Hauptman’s knowledge of Iroquois history, his grasp of widely scattered source materials, and his credibility within Iroquois communities today could have written so authoritatively about this two-front war. Excellent maps, charts, and illustrations help make this book a worthy addition to Hauptman’s other two volumes on Iroquois history. (American Historical Review)

This is a very perceptive study of the effects of the Civil War on the Iroquois Tribes in New York, Wisconsin, and the West. Through the use of personal accounts, Hauptman follows several Iroquois through their military careers to demonstrate how they were integrated into the army as ordinary cavalrymen and common foot soldiers. (Library Journal)

Hauptman has synthesized a large story into a relatively few pages. He not only doc­uments well the wartime service record of Iroquois soldiers, but also clearly defines the Civil War’s impact on the Native American homefront. (Choice)

Laurence Hauptman’s contribution to the history of the Iroquois in the Civil War is a major step toward ending the lack of substantial scholarship on this topic. . . . [He] overlooked little, if anything, in his search for documentation to support his fascinating nar­rative. In sum, the book is a superlative and long-overdue treatment of a heretofore neglected topic. (Civil War History)

About this edition

• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0815602723
• ISBN 13: 9780815602729
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224
• Editor: Laurence M. Hauptman