When Confederate men marched off to battle; southern women struggled with the new responsibilities of directing farms and plantations; providing for families; and supervising increasingly restive slaves. Drew Faust offers a compelling picture of the more than half-million women who belonged to the slaveholding families of the Confederacy during this period of acute crisis; when every part of these women's lives became vexed and uncertain.
#1351805 in Books The University of North Carolina Press 2000-10-02Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.23 x .95 x 5.74l; 1.24 #File Name: 0807849049368 pagesJames MartenChildren's StudiesCivil War Era
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A Rare Look at Children's Experiences during the Civil WarBy Joel A. MooreA boy named Opie Red bribed a Confederate bugler with brandy to allow him to ride with the soldier into a skirmish with Union cavalry. "On a beautiful morning; shouts and songs of discordant loudness we rode forth to battle...Saw an iron weed bend its purple head beneath the touch of a lark...saw a man with his skull split open fall to the ground." He felt his bugler friend lean back against him. "I moved to one side; reached around and took hold of the horn of the saddle. Blood spurted from the bugler's breast." Letting the dead bugler slide to the ground; Opie rode off the battle field; dismounted; and ran home. This book takes a rare look at the experiences and remembrances of children during the time of the Civil War; not those in the conflict; but those at home; and how they were affected by the war. This is the Civil War that other historians ignor. While Opie's experience on the battlefield was rare for civilian children; fear and hunger were not. Many became orphans as a result of the war. What happened to them is also a part of this book. Don't forget the children. Read their story.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I'm happy!By J. KennedyI got the book as promised and I have glanced at it; but have not sat down to thoroughly read it yet. Time doens't permit that. But I will and I have no problems with either the book; the delivery of said book or the condition. All was as promised.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Reba DavisNice book.
