Selected Ida M. Tarbell Magazine Articles
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Date Published: October 14, 2024
Date Modified: October 19, 2024 |
Ida M. Tarbell's History of Standard Oil exposed to the public one of the most powerful and exploitative monopolies in American history. These were first published as magazine articles in McClure's Magazine and then consolidated and published in book format. This was a common practice in the day. This page is dedicated to delivering some of the more obscure but meaningful articles of Ida M. Tarbell that were never released in a book format.
Listed below are links to the edited articles (by Peter E. Greulich) arranged in chronological order.
More articles will be added as focus and time permits.
Listed below are links to the edited articles (by Peter E. Greulich) arranged in chronological order.
More articles will be added as focus and time permits.
Selected Ida M. Tarbell Articles from McClure's and American Magazines
- McClure's Magazine, March 1901: "Disbanding the Union Army"
- McClure's Magazine, April 1901: "Disbanding the Confederate Army"
McClure's Magazine, March 1901: "Disbanding the Union Army"
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On the first of April 1865, a Federal army of over one million volunteer soldiers hemmed in the ten southeastern States of the present Union - the Confederacy. . . .
The one-million volunteers were opposed by less than 200,000 Confederates, yet, there was no general belief in a speedy victory. Their skepticism hinged on their respect for the ability of a single one of the leaders opposing them: General Robert E. Lee. |
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On April 9th, when the news reached them that General Lee had surrendered his army to General Grant, the universal chorus of the volunteers was, "The war is over!" And they were right. Like a structure from which the keystone has been removed, the Confederate army fell apart, and it was time to disband the Union Army.
Ida M. Tarbell, March 1901
McClure's Magazine, April 1901: "Disbanding of the Confederate Army"
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At the end of the Civil War the majority of the leading men of the South supported General Robert E. Lee's and General Wade Hampton's belief that the southern states needed their support more than ever.
Inspired by these noble individuals, the rank-and-file of the disbanded army faced their hard situation like the brave men they were, and joined patiently in one of the gravest tasks in the history of the world—the Reconstruction of the South. |
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The story of the self-control these disbanded men exhibited when they reached their homes; the stories of their courage, their patience, and their efforts, forms one of the finest chapters of heroism in the History of the United States.
Ida M. Tarbell, April 1901