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9780813125107

Virginia at War, 1863

by Davis, William C.; Robertson, James I., Jr.
  • ISBN13:

    9780813125107

  • ISBN10:

    0813125103

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2008-12-05
  • Publisher: Univ Pr of Kentucky

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Summary

The fascinating third book in the Virginia at War series focuses on the Virginia experience at mid-conflict. The collection provides a comprehensive overview of the conflict's impact on children, religion, and newly freed slaves. Also included are essays that probe the South's view of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War careers of the Hatfields and the McCoys. The 1863 installment of Judith Brockenbrough McGuire's valuableDiary of a Southern Refugee during the Warrounds out the collection.

Author Biography

William C. Davis, professor of history and director of programs at Virginia Tech’s Virginia Center for Civil War Studies, is the author of numerous books, including The Pirates Laffite: The Treacherous World of the Corsairs of the Gulf.

 

James I. Robertson Jr. is Alumni Distinguished Professor of History at Virginia Tech and director of the Virginia Center for Civil War Studies. He is the author of Stonewall Jackson: The Man, the Soldier, the Legend.

Table of Contents

Prefacep. vii
Land Operations in Virginia in 1863: High-water Mark and Beginning of the Ebbp. 1
Days of Misery and Uncertainty: Childhood in Wartime Virginiap. 19
"A gift from God": Missionary Teachers and Freedpeople in Southeastern Virginiap. 35
The Devil at Large: Anse Hatfield's Warp. 55
"Thy will, not ours": The Wartime Ordeal of Virginia's Churchesp. 85
The Virginian Wartime Scrapbook: Preserving Memories on Paperp. 103
"Lincoln acted the clown": Virginia's Newspapers and the Gettysburg Addressp. 115
Diary of a Southern Refugee during the War, September 1862-May 1863p. 133
Selected Bibliographyp. 201
Indexp. 211
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