Author: Thomas F. PowerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
The Virginian Veteran
Author: Thomas F. PowerTake Care of the Living
Author: Jeffrey W. McClurkenPublisher: University of Virginia Press
ISBN: 0813928192
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Take Care of the Living assesses the short- and long-term impact of the war on Confederate veteran families of all classes in Pittsylvania County and Danville, Virginia. Using letters, diaries, church minutes, and military and state records, as well as close analysis of the entire 1860 and 1870 Pittsylvania County manuscript population census, McClurken explores the consequences of the war for over three thousand Confederate soldiers and their families. The author reveals an array of strategies employed by those families to come to terms with their postwar reality, including reorganizing and reconstructing the household, turning to local churches for emotional and economic support, pleading with local elites for financial assistance or positions, sending psychologically damaged family members to a state-run asylum, and looking to the state for direct assistance in the form of replacement limbs for amputees, pensions, and even state-supported homes for old soldiers and widows. Although these strategies or institutions for reconstructing the family had their roots in existing practices, the extreme need brought on by the scope and impact of the Civil War required an expansion beyond anything previously seen. McClurken argues that this change serves as a starting point for the study of the evolution of southern welfare.
The Virginia Conference Annual ...
Author: Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Virginia ConferencePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Methodist Church
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
A Guide to Virginia Militia Units in the War of 1812
Author: Stuart Lee ButlerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
The Source
Author: Loretto Dennis SzucsPublisher: Ancestry Publishing
ISBN: 9781593312770
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1000
Book Description
Genealogists and other historical researchers have valued the first two editions of this work, often referred to as the genealogist's bible."" The new edition continues that tradition. Intended as a handbook and a guide to selecting, locating, and using appropriate primary and secondary resources, The Source also functions as an instructional tool for novice genealogists and a refresher course for experienced researchers. More than 30 experts in this field--genealogists, historians, librarians, and archivists--prepared the 20 signed chapters, which are well written, easy to read, and include many helpful hints for getting the most out of whatever information is acquired. Each chapter ends with an extensive bibliography and is further enriched by tables, black-and-white illustrations, and examples of documents. Eight appendixes include the expected contact information for groups and institutions that persons studying genealogy and history need to find. ""
The Virginia Register of Regulations
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Delegated legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 1130
Book Description
Detailed Minutiæ of Soldier Life in the Army of Northern Virginia, 1861-1865
Author: Carlton McCarthyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
The Report of the Adjutant General of the Commonwealth of Virginia for the Period...
Author: Virginia. Dept. of Military AffairsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1592
Book Description
Contains organizational activities, rosters of men serving in the guard, financial data, and other information relating to civil defense.
The Virginia Campaign of '64 and '65
Author: Andrew Atkinson HumphreysPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
Military History of the American Revolution
Author: Stanley J. UnderdalPublisher: The Minerva Group, Inc.
ISBN: 9781410200297
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Proceedings of the Sixth Military History Symposium of the United States Air Force Academy, including the annual Harmon Memorial Lecture, "The American Revolution Today." In recent years historians have begun to ask new questions about the circumstances that surrounded the achievement of American independence, have begun to examine the everyday aspects of life and death in that era, have emphasized the study of society "from the bottom up" instead of "from the top down," and have sharpened their analytical skills through the use of new kinds of evidence and new kinds of tools such as computer-assisted statistical runs.