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"Beneath the starry flag is a collection of eyewitness accounts by New Jerseyans who lived through the Civil War. The book depicts the war years chronologically, from the days when one state, then another seceded from the Union, to the victory at Appomattox and Lincoln's funeral procession across New Jersey"--Page 4 of cover.
Historians estimate some four hundred women disguised themselves as soldiers and fought during the American Civil War. Eighteen-year-old Charlotte Menefee joins the Union Army to be with her brother. At the battle of Gettysburg, Confederates threaten to break the Union line, and Charlotte must prove herself as brave a soldier as any man.
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Winner of the Myrna F. Bernath Book Award “A stunning accomplishment...As the Trump administration works to expatriate naturalized U.S. citizens, understanding the history of individual rights and state power at the heart of Under the Starry Flag could not be more important.” —Passport “A brilliant piece of historical writing as well as a real page-turner. Salyer seamlessly integrates analysis of big, complicated historical questions—allegiance, naturalization, citizenship, politics, diplomacy, race, and gender—into a gripping narrative.” —Kevin Kenny, author of The American Irish In 1867 forty Irish American freedom fighters, outfitted with guns and ammunition, sailed to Ireland to join the effort to end British rule. They were arrested for treason as soon as they landed. The Fenians, as they were called, claimed to be American citizens, but British authorities insisted that they remained British subjects. Following the Civil War, the Fenian crisis dramatized the question of whether citizenship should be considered an inalienable right. This gripping legal saga, a prelude to today’s immigration battles, raises important questions about immigration, citizenship, and who deserves to be protected by the law.