Charles Minor Blackford was a Virginia aristocrat who fought for the Confederacy as much out of obligation to his class and region as for political reasons. Letters from Lee’s Army presents the correspondence between Captain Blackford and his wife; Susan Leigh Blackford; during the war. While Captain Blackford writes of the rigors of campaigning—the dramatically bad food; the constant dysentery; the cold and wet—we see the stoic Susan Blackford gradually relying less and less on her husband to make decisions. During the course of the war Susan Blackford lost her home; three children; and her belongings to the struggle; all without the camaraderie and sustaining sense of purpose known to the soldier. These letters emphasize the stresses that war and separation can place on a marriage. Blackford enlisted in the Second Virginia Cavalry at the outset of the war and in 1863 was posted to Longstreet’s Corps. Most of his service was in northern Virginia around the Rappahannock and the Rapidan Rivers; in the Shenandoah Valley; and with Lee’s army at Gettysburg. In 1864 Blackford went west with Longstreet’s army to Chattanooga; and he returned with Longstreet for the war’s final days.
#569125 in Books Ramsey William L 2010-01-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 5.98 x .73 x 9.02l; 1.05 #File Name: 0803232802324 pagesThe Yamasee War A Study of Culture Economy and Conflict in the Colonial South
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. A Good Overview of the WarBy Manley MarshtonThis work discusses the causes; nature; and consequences of the Yamassee War. He notes that older explanations of the war focused too much on trader corruption and abuse and not enough of the political and economic aspects of the situation. The author makes a good reconstruction of the economic and political situation in the native and colonial southeast at the time. There is not a substantial narrative of the war in this publication; therefore those looking for such a work might look at the older accounts. These earlier accounts include a chapter length discussion in the work of Crane (The Southern Frontier). This book is quite well written and is valuable to all those interested in early southeastern history and Native American colonial interactions.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. It does an excellent job at explaining the systemic economic and political forces ...By B. SmithAn excellently organized account of this important conflict. It does an excellent job at explaining the systemic economic and political forces behind the conflict while simultaneously providing an individual level of analysis that provides entertaining detail.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy KwmeHidden truth brought forward
