About this episode: 

While fighting raged at the front, loved ones back home waged their own battles. While worried about those in uniform, each day brought the additional burden of trying to cope with and find meaning to the all-consuming consequences of civil war. Here: the efforts, the people, and personalities of those on the Northern home front.

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Some Characters Mentioned In This Episode:

Clement L. Vallandigham

Salmon Chase

Andrew Carnegie

John D. Rockefeller

Elizabeth Blackwell

Frederick Law Olmstead

Get The Guide:

Want to learn more about the Civil War? A great place to start is Fred's guide, The Civil War: A History of the War between the States from Workman Publishing. The guide is in its 9th printing.

Producer: Dan Irving