Author: James Henry BaileyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Henrico County (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Henrico Home Front, 1861-1865
Author: James Henry BaileyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Henrico County (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Henrico Home Front 1861-1865
Author: James H. BaileyHenrico Home Front, 1861-1865; a Picture of Life in Henrico County, Virginia from May, 1861, Through April, 1865; Based Upon Selections from the Minute Books of the Henrico County Court
Author: James Henry BaileyVirginia at War, 1865
Author: William C. DavisPublisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813134692
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
By January 1865, most of Virginia's schools were closed, many newspapers had ceased publication, businesses suffered, and food was scarce. Having endured major defeats on their home soil and the loss of much of the state's territory to the Union army, Virginia's Confederate soldiers began to desert at higher rates than at any other time in the war, returning home to provide their families with whatever assistance they could muster. It was a dark year for Virginia. Virginia at War, 1865 closely examines the end of the Civil War in the Old Dominion, delivering a striking depiction of a state ravaged by violence and destruction. In the final volume of the Virginia at War series, editors William C. Davis and James I. Robertson Jr. have once again assembled an impressive collection of essays covering topics that include land operations, women and families, wartime economy, music and entertainment, the demobilization of Lee's army, and the war's aftermath. The volume ends with the final installment of Judith Brockenbrough McGuire's popular and important Diary of a Southern Refugee during the War. Like the previous four volumes in the series, Virginia at War, 1865 provides valuable insights into the devastating effects of the war on citizens across the state.
The Confederate State of Richmond
Author: Emory M. ThomasPublisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 9780807123195
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
In this, his first book, originally published in 1971, noted historian Emory M. Thomas offers an astute analysis of Civil War Richmond that remains unchallenged to this day. Blending official documents and city council minutes with personal diaries and newspaper accounts, Thomas vividly recounts the military, political, social, and economic experiences of the Confederate capital, providing a compelling drama of home-front war that, in Richmond's case, rivaled the spectacular events on the battlefield. One of the first studies in southern urban history, The Confederate State of Richmonddeftly demonstrates how Richmond responded to the intense demands of war and became a great capital city.
Confederate Slave Impressment in the Upper South
Author: Jaime Amanda MartinezPublisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469610744
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
Confederate Slave Impressment in the Upper South
Virginia's Private War
Author: William BlairPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019802794X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
This book tells the story of how Confederate civilians in the Old Dominion struggled to feed not only their stomachs but also their souls. Although demonstrating the ways in which the war created many problems within southern communities, Virginia's Private War: Feeding Body and Soul in the Confederacy, 1861-1865 does not support scholars who claim that internal dissent caused the Confederacy's downfall. Instead, it offers a study of the Virginia home front that depicts how the Union army's continued pressure created destruction, hardship, and shortages that left the Confederate public spent and demoralized with the surrender of the army under Robert E. Lee. This book, however, does not portray the population as uniformly united in a Lost Cause. Virginians complained a great deal about the management of the war. Letters to the governor and to the Confederate secretary of war demonstrate how dissent escalated to dangerous proportions by the spring and summer of 1863. Women rioted in Richmond for food. Soldiers left the army without permission to check on their families and farms. Various groups vented their hatred on Virginias rich men of draft age who stayed out of the army by purchasing substitutes. Such complaints, ironically, may have prolonged the war, for some of the Confederacy's leaders responded by forcing the wealthy to shoulder more of the burden for prosecuting the war. Substitution ended, and the men who stayed home became government growers who distributed goods at reduced cost to the poor. But, as the case is made in Virginias Private War, none of these efforts could finally overcome an enemy whose unrelenting pressure strained the resources of Rebel Virginians to the breaking point. Arguing that the state of Virginia both waged and witnessed a "rich man's fight" that has until now been downplayed or misunderstood by many if not most of our Civil War scholars, William Blair provides in these pages a detailed portrait of this conflict that is bold, original, and convincing. He draws from the microcosm of Virginia several telling conclusions about the Confederacy's rise, demise, and identity, and his study will therefore appeal to anyone with a taste for Civil War history--and Virginia's unique place in that history, especially.
A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations, 1861-1865
Author: Lee A. WallacePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
Rebel Richmond
Author: Stephen V. AshPublisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469650991
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
In the spring of 1861, Richmond, Virginia, suddenly became the capital city, military headquarters, and industrial engine of a new nation fighting for its existence. A remarkable drama unfolded in the months that followed. The city's population exploded, its economy was deranged, and its government and citizenry clashed desperately over resources to meet daily needs while a mighty enemy army laid siege. Journalists, officials, and everyday residents recorded these events in great detail, and the Confederacy's foes and friends watched closely from across the continent and around the world. In Rebel Richmond, Stephen V. Ash vividly evokes life in Richmond as war consumed the Confederate capital. He guides readers from the city's alleys, homes, and shops to its churches, factories, and halls of power, uncovering the intimate daily drama of a city transformed and ultimately destroyed by war. Drawing on the stories and experiences of civilians and soldiers, slaves and masters, refugees and prisoners, merchants and laborers, preachers and prostitutes, the sick and the wounded, Ash delivers a captivating new narrative of the Civil War's impact on a city and its people.
The Home Front in the South
Author: Diane SmolinskiPublisher: Capstone Classroom
ISBN: 9781588103949
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Describes daily life and society of southerners during the Civil War, and explains how the largely agricultural economy played a role in their lives.