An examination of all aspects of Confederate life - nationalism and identity, family and gender, battlefront and homefront, race, and postwar legacies and memories. Many focus on individuals, households, communities, and particular regions of the South, highlighting the sheer va…
Considers why the Confederacy never received foreign aid and traces the Civil War's impact on European and Latin nations and dependencies.
Considers why the Confederacy never received foreign aid and traces the Civil War's impact on European and Latin nations and dependencies
Considers why the Confederacy never received foreign aid and traces the Civil War's impact on European and Latin nations and dependencies.
Escott explores the contentious issue of American Civil War remembrance by comparing it to another national civil war--the Spanish Civil War. He explores the large-scale social and emotional wounds these conflicts left, the new power structures, the "spoils' of war, the future t…
Escott explores the contentious issue of American Civil War remembrance by comparing it to another national civil war ... the Spanish Civil War. He explores the large-scale social and emotional wounds these conflicts left, the new power structures, the "spoils' of war, the futur…
Escott explores the contentious issue of American Civil War remembrance by comparing it to another national civil war--the Spanish Civil War. He explores the large-scale social and emotional wounds these conflicts left, the new power structures, the "spoils' of war, the future t…
This book contains sixteen original essays that highlight the role of historical archaeology in our understanding of the American Civil War.
This book contains sixteen original essays that highlight the role of historical archaeology in our understanding of the American Civil War.
This volume collects the papers of the 7th annual Larkin Symposium, adding additional essays to flesh out the collection, that explore the context of the Abraham Lincoln presidency, the implications of the Civil War and the new republic that emerged out of the conflict.
In recent years, the intersection of religion and the American Civil War has been the focus of a growing area of scholarship. However, primary sources on this subject are housed in many different archives and libraries scattered across the U.S., and are often difficult to find. …
"In recent years, the intersection of religion and the American Civil War has been the focus of a growing area of scholarship. However, primary sources on this subject are housed in many different archives and libraries scattered across the U.S., and are often difficult to find.…
"Celestia Rice Colby, born in Ohio in 1827, had lifestyle options that were relatively straightforward for the typical white female child born in the first half of the nineteenth century: she married in 1848, had five children, spent much of her life working as a dairy farmer an…
Celestia Rice Colby, born in Ohio in 1827, had lifestyle options that were relatively straightforward for the typical white female child born in the first half of the nineteenth century: she married in 1848, had five children, spent much of her life working as a dairy farmer and…
Explores the fascinating history of encampments, while establishing new models for their study, emphasizing innovative and non-traditional methods to delve into the data sets that really give us insight into a soldier's life in the field.
Stephen A. Townsend carefully traces the actions -- and inaction -- of the Union forces from the capture of Brownsville by troops under Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks, through the advance up the coast with the help of Union Loyalists, until General Ulysses S. Grant ordered the abandonm…
