In the first comprehensive study of the experience of Virginia soldiers and their families in
the Civil War, Aaron Sheehan-Dean captures the inner world of the rank-and-file. Utilizing …

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 …

Civil War scholars have long used soldiers' diaries and correspondence to flesh out their
studies of the conflict's great officers, regiments, and battles. However, historians have only …

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 …

War often unites a society behind a common cause, but the notion of diverse populations all
rallying together to fight on the same side disguises the complex social forces that come into …

Home front and battle front merged in 1865 when General William T. Sherman occupied
Savannah and then marched his armies north through the Carolinas. Although much has …

In The Long Shadow of the Civil War, Victoria Bynum relates uncommon narratives about
common Southern folks who fought not with the Confederacy, but against it. Focusing on …

Based largely on Civil War veterans' own words, this book documents how many of these
men survived the extraordinary horrors and hardships of war with surprising resilience and …

Until recently, this localized violence was largely ignored, scholars focusing instead on large-
scale operations of the war--the decisions and actions of generals and presidents. But as …

Though the women of Florida suffered Civil War traumas and privations commensurate with
women throughout the Confederacy, few of their experiences have become part of the …