Message in a Bottle: Written Correspondence and the Progress of the American Civil War

• In Event: Text as Data

Brief Overview

We analyze written correspondence during the American Civil War to track sentiment, stress, and leadership style, and to determine how linguistic signals correspond both to battlefield outcomes and to the broader progress of the war.

Authors

• Adam Joseph Ramey, New York University Abu Dhabi

• Tyson Chatagnier, University of Houston

• Jonathan D Klingler, University of Mississippi

• Gary Edward Hollibaugh, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Campus