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The war the women lived : female voices from the Confederate South, edited by Walter Sullivan ; with a foreword by George Core

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Summary
  • In The War the Women Lived, Walter Sullivan presents an informal history of the American Civil War in the South as seen through the eyes of the 23 principals whose acutely perceptive reports he has chosen for this book. "Through their memorable voices," George Garrett has written, comes "a vivid and fascinating view ... of those terrible times." The editor has selected 31 narrative sequences that unfold in chronological order. Each selection constitutes a story -- of suffering, courage, daring, patriotism, resignation, faith; and the stories add up to an account of the war as it was lived and endured on the domestic front in the South, from its halcyon and hopeful beginnings in 1861 until its devastating conclusion in 1865. The action, however, is by no means confined to home and hearth: it also includes scenes occurring on the battlefield and on shipboard; in churches, hospitals, and prisons; and elsewhere. We begin in the salad days of the Old South with its life of elegance and leisure being celebrated; we end with the South in ruins, its economy shattered and its surviving people -- black and white, male and female -- wounded and beggared. - Jacket flap
  • An account of the war in the South as seen through the experiences on the domestic front including what was happening in the homes, hospitals, churches, and prisons, also includes scenes from the battlefield and on shipboard
Language
eng
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Publication
Extent
xxix, 319 pages
Contents
  • The days that are no more / Kate Stone
  • Holbein's ghost / Sarah Rice Pryor
  • The view from the Mills House / Mary Boykin Chesnut
  • Pistols in the churchyard / Catherine Cooper Hopley
  • In prison for my country / Rose O'Neal Greenhow
  • A cold way home / Lucy Nickolson Lindsay
  • The sleep of the living / Phoebe Yates Pember
  • We run for our lives / Sarah Morgan
  • The pain of remembering / Cornelia Peake McDonald
  • An invasion of graybacks / Julia Morgan
  • Fleeing from our servants / Kate Stone
  • Returning to brother / Sarah Morgan
  • My yard is a battlefield / Cornelia Peake McDonald --Guidance for Stonewall / Belle Boyd
  • A spy in woman's clothing / Loréta Janéta Velazquez
  • What modesty requires / Kate Cumming
  • The soldiers stare with open eyes / Mary Boykin Chesnut
  • A meeting at sea / Belle Boyd
  • A cap for Mrs. Worthey / Céline Frémaux
  • A funeral in the rain / Phoebe Yates Pember
  • Searching for cartridge boxes / Céline Frémaux
  • Alone on the road with Yankee / Mary A.H. Gay
  • Thirty thousand dollars poorer / Dolly Lunt Burge
  • A birth in the ruins / Mary Jones and Mary Mallard
  • Lucifer in starlight / Emma LeConte
  • Hetty Cary's wedding / Constance Cary Harrison
  • Food for the wounded / Phoebe Yates Pember
  • A garland for Mrs. Stuart / Mrs. Alexander H. Major
  • The end of all we cherished / Judith Brokenbrough McGuire
  • Remembering God's promises / Cornelia Peake McDonald
  • The last march home / Eliza Andrews
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9781879941304
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The war the women lived : female voices from the Confederate South
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The war the women lived
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female voices from the Confederate South
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edited by Walter Sullivan ; with a foreword by George Core
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Language
eng
Summary
  • In The War the Women Lived, Walter Sullivan presents an informal history of the American Civil War in the South as seen through the eyes of the 23 principals whose acutely perceptive reports he has chosen for this book. "Through their memorable voices," George Garrett has written, comes "a vivid and fascinating view ... of those terrible times." The editor has selected 31 narrative sequences that unfold in chronological order. Each selection constitutes a story -- of suffering, courage, daring, patriotism, resignation, faith; and the stories add up to an account of the war as it was lived and endured on the domestic front in the South, from its halcyon and hopeful beginnings in 1861 until its devastating conclusion in 1865. The action, however, is by no means confined to home and hearth: it also includes scenes occurring on the battlefield and on shipboard; in churches, hospitals, and prisons; and elsewhere. We begin in the salad days of the Old South with its life of elegance and leisure being celebrated; we end with the South in ruins, its economy shattered and its surviving people -- black and white, male and female -- wounded and beggared. - Jacket flap
  • An account of the war in the South as seen through the experiences on the domestic front including what was happening in the homes, hospitals, churches, and prisons, also includes scenes from the battlefield and on shipboard
Biography type
contains biographical information
Cataloging source
DLC
Dewey number
975/.03/0922
Index
index present
LC call number
E605
LC item number
.W275 1995
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
1924-2006
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
Sullivan, Walter
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  • Confederate States of America
  • American Civil War (1861-1865)
  • United States
  • United States
  • Women
  • Confederate States of America
  • United States
  • United States
  • Women
  • United States
  • United States
  • Quelle
  • Sezessionskrieg
  • USA
  • Frau
  • United States
  • Confederate States of America
  • Women
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The war the women lived : female voices from the Confederate South, edited by Walter Sullivan ; with a foreword by George Core
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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volume
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  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
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Contents
The days that are no more / Kate Stone -- Holbein's ghost / Sarah Rice Pryor -- The view from the Mills House / Mary Boykin Chesnut -- Pistols in the churchyard / Catherine Cooper Hopley -- In prison for my country / Rose O'Neal Greenhow -- A cold way home / Lucy Nickolson Lindsay -- The sleep of the living / Phoebe Yates Pember -- We run for our lives / Sarah Morgan -- The pain of remembering / Cornelia Peake McDonald -- An invasion of graybacks / Julia Morgan -- Fleeing from our servants / Kate Stone -- Returning to brother / Sarah Morgan -- My yard is a battlefield / Cornelia Peake McDonald --Guidance for Stonewall / Belle Boyd -- A spy in woman's clothing / Loréta Janéta Velazquez -- What modesty requires / Kate Cumming -- The soldiers stare with open eyes / Mary Boykin Chesnut -- A meeting at sea / Belle Boyd -- A cap for Mrs. Worthey / Céline Frémaux -- A funeral in the rain / Phoebe Yates Pember -- Searching for cartridge boxes / Céline Frémaux -- Alone on the road with Yankee / Mary A.H. Gay -- Thirty thousand dollars poorer / Dolly Lunt Burge -- A birth in the ruins / Mary Jones and Mary Mallard -- Lucifer in starlight / Emma LeConte -- Hetty Cary's wedding / Constance Cary Harrison -- Food for the wounded / Phoebe Yates Pember -- A garland for Mrs. Stuart / Mrs. Alexander H. Major -- The end of all we cherished / Judith Brokenbrough McGuire -- Remembering God's promises / Cornelia Peake McDonald -- The last march home / Eliza Andrews
Control code
ocm33101676
Dimensions
23 cm
Extent
xxix, 319 pages
Isbn
9781879941304
Lccn
95036150
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o33101676
  • (OCoLC)33101676
Label
The war the women lived : female voices from the Confederate South, edited by Walter Sullivan ; with a foreword by George Core
Link
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The days that are no more / Kate Stone -- Holbein's ghost / Sarah Rice Pryor -- The view from the Mills House / Mary Boykin Chesnut -- Pistols in the churchyard / Catherine Cooper Hopley -- In prison for my country / Rose O'Neal Greenhow -- A cold way home / Lucy Nickolson Lindsay -- The sleep of the living / Phoebe Yates Pember -- We run for our lives / Sarah Morgan -- The pain of remembering / Cornelia Peake McDonald -- An invasion of graybacks / Julia Morgan -- Fleeing from our servants / Kate Stone -- Returning to brother / Sarah Morgan -- My yard is a battlefield / Cornelia Peake McDonald --Guidance for Stonewall / Belle Boyd -- A spy in woman's clothing / Loréta Janéta Velazquez -- What modesty requires / Kate Cumming -- The soldiers stare with open eyes / Mary Boykin Chesnut -- A meeting at sea / Belle Boyd -- A cap for Mrs. Worthey / Céline Frémaux -- A funeral in the rain / Phoebe Yates Pember -- Searching for cartridge boxes / Céline Frémaux -- Alone on the road with Yankee / Mary A.H. Gay -- Thirty thousand dollars poorer / Dolly Lunt Burge -- A birth in the ruins / Mary Jones and Mary Mallard -- Lucifer in starlight / Emma LeConte -- Hetty Cary's wedding / Constance Cary Harrison -- Food for the wounded / Phoebe Yates Pember -- A garland for Mrs. Stuart / Mrs. Alexander H. Major -- The end of all we cherished / Judith Brokenbrough McGuire -- Remembering God's promises / Cornelia Peake McDonald -- The last march home / Eliza Andrews
Control code
ocm33101676
Dimensions
23 cm
Extent
xxix, 319 pages
Isbn
9781879941304
Lccn
95036150
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o33101676
  • (OCoLC)33101676

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