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Editor’s Note

Editor’s Note As we enter the fi fth year of publication of the Journal of the Civil War Era, it remains rewarding to showcase vibrant new work. We may, in fact, be in a time of increased output on many fronts as scholars push their inquiry into new directions—sometimes by going back over what may seem like familiar ground. The research articles in this issue revisit the ethnic dimension of the Civil War era, specifi cally German Americans and their part in not only the war but also in American life. While ethnic studies follow in a long-established tradition, the following articles bring fresh questions to the subject and refl ect the perspectives of research con- ducted during a moment of increased awareness of the war and society in a wider world. Opening the volume year, Andrew Zimmerman pinpoints the revolu- tionary ideals that informed certain of the Civil War offi cers transplanted from Germany. Using their European experiences, generals such as Franz Sigel waged a war for the transformation of property relations (in this case, slavery) from very early in the confl ict. Zimmerman thus leads read- ers on a journey that begins on the Rhine and ends on the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Journal of the Civil War Era University of North Carolina Press

Editor’s Note

The Journal of the Civil War Era , Volume 5 (1) – Feb 5, 2015
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Abstract

As we enter the fi fth year of publication of the Journal of the Civil War Era, it remains rewarding to showcase vibrant new work. We may, in fact, be in a time of increased output on many fronts as scholars push their inquiry into new directions—sometimes by going back over what may seem like familiar ground. The research articles in this issue revisit the ethnic dimension of the Civil War era, specifi cally German Americans and their part in not only the war but also in American life. While ethnic studies follow in a long-established tradition, the following articles bring fresh questions to the subject and refl ect the perspectives of research con- ducted during a moment of increased awareness of the war and society in a wider world. Opening the volume year, Andrew Zimmerman pinpoints the revolu- tionary ideals that informed certain of the Civil War offi cers transplanted from Germany. Using their European experiences, generals such as Franz Sigel waged a war for the transformation of property relations (in this case, slavery) from very early in the confl ict. Zimmerman thus leads read- ers on a journey that begins on the Rhine and ends on the

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Published: Feb 5, 2015

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