Long Island and the Civil War

Queens, Nassau and Suffolk Counties During the War Between the States

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Photography, Pictorials, Travel, History, Americas, United States
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Author: Harrison Hunt, Bill Bleyer ISBN: 9781625852939
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc. Publication: April 6, 2015
Imprint: The History Press Language: English
Author: Harrison Hunt, Bill Bleyer
ISBN: 9781625852939
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Publication: April 6, 2015
Imprint: The History Press
Language: English

Although no battles were fought on Long Island, the Civil War deeply affected all of its residents. More than three thousand men--white and black--from current-day Queens, Nassau and Suffolk Counties answered the call to preserve the Union. While Confederate ships lurked within eight miles of Montauk Point, camps in Mineola and Willets Point trained regiments. Local women raised thousands of dollars for Union hospitals, and Long Island companies manufactured uniforms, drums and medicines for the army. At the same time, a little-remembered draft riot occurred in Jamaica in 1863. Local authors Harrison Hunt and Bill Bleyer explore this fascinating story, from the 1860 presidential campaign that polarized the region to the wartime experiences of Long Islanders on the battlefield and at home.

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Although no battles were fought on Long Island, the Civil War deeply affected all of its residents. More than three thousand men--white and black--from current-day Queens, Nassau and Suffolk Counties answered the call to preserve the Union. While Confederate ships lurked within eight miles of Montauk Point, camps in Mineola and Willets Point trained regiments. Local women raised thousands of dollars for Union hospitals, and Long Island companies manufactured uniforms, drums and medicines for the army. At the same time, a little-remembered draft riot occurred in Jamaica in 1863. Local authors Harrison Hunt and Bill Bleyer explore this fascinating story, from the 1860 presidential campaign that polarized the region to the wartime experiences of Long Islanders on the battlefield and at home.

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