{"product_id":"untouched-by-the-conflict-the-civil-war-letters-of-singleton-ashenfelter-dickinson-college-hardcover","title":"Untouched by the Conflict: The Civil War Letters of Singleton Ashenfelter, Dickinson College - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWhite\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDaniel Glenn\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJ. Matthew Gallman\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA rare glimpse into the life of one young man who chose not to fight\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNearly three million white men of military age remained in the North during the Civil War, some attending institutions of higher learning. College life during the Civil War has received remarkably little close attention, however, in part because of the lack of published collections of letters and diaries by students during the war. In \u003cem\u003eUntouched by the Conflict\u003c\/em\u003e, Jonathan W. White and Daniel Glenn seek to fill that gap by presenting the unabridged letters of Singleton Ashenfelter, a student at Dickinson College in Pennsylvania, to his closest friend at home near Philadelphia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAshenfelter was arrogant, erudite, witty, impulsive, self-interested, reflective, and deeply intellectual. His voice is like none other in the published primary source literature of the Civil War era. Following the war, he became a newspaper editor and the US attorney for the Territory of New Mexico. The letters' recipient, Samuel W. Pennypacker, went on to become the 23rd governor of Pennsylvania.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCovering the years 1862-1865, Ashenfelter's correspondence offers a rich, introspective view into the concerns and experiences of a young, middle-class white man who chose not to enlist. His letters reveal, too, the inner world of a circle of friends while they mature into adulthood as he touches on topics of interest to scholars of 19th-century America, including romance, religion, education, social life, friendship, family, and the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJonathan W. White\u003c\/strong\u003e is associate professor of American Studies at Christopher Newport University and is the author or editor of nine books, including \u003cem\u003e\"Our Little \u003c\/em\u003eMonitor\u003cem\u003e\" The Greatest Invention of the Civil War\u003c\/em\u003e, with Anna Gibson Holloway.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDaniel Glenn\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of several articles on the Civil War era that have appeared in \u003cem\u003eMilitary Images\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eFederal Lawyer\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eCivil War Navy\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.3 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 10, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47514852163762,"sku":"9781606353837","price":48.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/TkNKNqjmnL9781606353837.webp?v=1779745603","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/untouched-by-the-conflict-the-civil-war-letters-of-singleton-ashenfelter-dickinson-college-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}