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Daily life in Civil War America, Dorothy Denneen Volo and James M. Volo

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Daily life in Civil War America, Dorothy Denneen Volo and James M. Volo

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-307) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Daily life in Civil War America

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

38828075

Responsibility statement

Dorothy Denneen Volo and James M. Volo

Series statement

The Greenwood Press "Daily life through history" series,, 1080-4749

Summary

Provides information about the day-to-day lives of soldiers, civilians, and slaves during the Civil War years

Table Of Contents

pt. I. History, Politics, and Slavery. 1. The Historians' War. 2. Politics: The National Hobby. 3. The American Zion. 4. On Behalf of Southern Independence. 5. The Peculiar Institution: Slavery. 6. Abolition -- pt. II. Soldiers' Lives. 7. Billy Yank and Johnny Reb. 8. Hardtack and Coffee. 9. Tenting Tonight: The Soldier's Life. 10. Tactics and Strategy. 11. Seeing the Elephant: The Realities of Life in Battle -- pt. III. Civilians' Lives. 12. Be It Ever So Humble. 13. Leisure Time. 14. Feast or Famine: Food and Cooking. 15. The Look: Fashion and Women's Clothing. 16. Dressed for the Part: Men's, Children's, and Slaves' Clothing. 17. Elevating and Expanding the Young Mind. 18. Till the Mournful Night Is Gone: Death and Dying

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