Richmond During the War: Four Years of Personal ObservationU of Nebraska Press, 1996 M01 1 - 389 páginas The Civil War turned the genteel world of Virginia society upside-down for Sallie Brock Putnam. She lived in the Confederate capital of Richmond throughout the war and saw it transformed from a quiet town of culture to a swollen refugee camp, black-market center, prison venue, and hospital complex. As the smoke from nearby battlefields drifted into town, swaggering young soldiers and ambulance trains filled the streets. Putnam describes the excitement of secession giving way to sacrifice and grim determination, the women of Richmond aiding the war effort, the funerals and hasty weddings, the reduced circumstances of even the "best" families, and the despicable profiteering. Asserting that "every woman was to some extent a politician, " she offers keen analyses of military engagements, criticizes political decisions, and provides accounts of the Richmond Bread Riot of 1863 and the inauguration of Jefferson Davis that have been praised by historians. The war brought the battlefield into the house, forcing women into unaccustomed roles and forever changing the old social order. Virginia Scharff is an associate professor of history at the University of New Mexico and the author of Taking the Wheel: Women and the Coming of the Motor Age. |
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... Originally published in 1867 by G. W. Carleton & Co. , New York . This Bison Books edition follows the original in beginning the initial chapter on page 15 ; no material has been omitted . To HER SOUTHERN SISTERS , WHO , IN THE CAUSE.
... Originally published in 1867 by G. W. Carleton & Co. , New York . This Bison Books edition follows the original in beginning the initial chapter on page 15 ; no material has been omitted . To HER SOUTHERN SISTERS , WHO , IN THE CAUSE.
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... CHAPTER II . THE FIRST ALARM - THE PAWNEE SUNDAY , 23 CHAPTER III . GALA DAYS OF THE WAR , 26 CHAPTER IV . THE GATHERING OF THE TROOPS , • CHAPTER V. RICHMOND THE CAPITAL - SOCIAL CHANGES , THE FIRST INVASION OF VIRGINIA , 338 33333 ...
... CHAPTER II . THE FIRST ALARM - THE PAWNEE SUNDAY , 23 CHAPTER III . GALA DAYS OF THE WAR , 26 CHAPTER IV . THE GATHERING OF THE TROOPS , • CHAPTER V. RICHMOND THE CAPITAL - SOCIAL CHANGES , THE FIRST INVASION OF VIRGINIA , 338 33333 ...
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... CHAPTER XIII . CHANGES IN RICHMOND - AN EVIL ADDITION , CHAPTER XIV . RICHMOND A CITY OF REFUGE - EXTORTIONS , CHAPTER XV . • THE CLOSE OF 1861 - THE HOPE OF INTERVENTION - CAPTURE OF MASON AND SLIDELL , CHAPTER XVI . 75 78 81 A SAD ...
... CHAPTER XIII . CHANGES IN RICHMOND - AN EVIL ADDITION , CHAPTER XIV . RICHMOND A CITY OF REFUGE - EXTORTIONS , CHAPTER XV . • THE CLOSE OF 1861 - THE HOPE OF INTERVENTION - CAPTURE OF MASON AND SLIDELL , CHAPTER XVI . 75 78 81 A SAD ...
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... CHAPTER XXVII . STUART'S RAID , 140 CHAPTER XXVIII . THE SEVEN DAYS ' BATTLES ON THE PENINSULA , 144 CHAPTER XXIX . POPE'S ORDERS - CAPTURES - LIBBY PRISON , 155 CHAPTER XXX . THE BATTLE OF CEDAR MOUNTAIN - NORTHERN LETTER - WRITING , . 158 ...
... CHAPTER XXVII . STUART'S RAID , 140 CHAPTER XXVIII . THE SEVEN DAYS ' BATTLES ON THE PENINSULA , 144 CHAPTER XXIX . POPE'S ORDERS - CAPTURES - LIBBY PRISON , 155 CHAPTER XXX . THE BATTLE OF CEDAR MOUNTAIN - NORTHERN LETTER - WRITING , . 158 ...
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INTRODUCTION | xiii |
CHAPTER III | 26 |
CHAPTER VI | 42 |
CHAPTER IX | 56 |
INCIDENTS OF BATTLE | 68 |
SPIES | 77 |
CHAPTER XVII | 94 |
CHAPTER XVIII | 101 |
CHAPTER XXXIX | 202 |
THE BREAD RIOT IN RICHMOND | 208 |
CHAPTER XLI | 211 |
SUFFERINGS OF THE WOUNDEDLACK OF SUPPLIES | 225 |
POVERTY IN RICHMOND | 250 |
CHAPTER XLIX | 257 |
CHRISTMAS 1864OPENING OF THE NEW YEAR | 267 |
THE CONFEDERATE CONGRESS IN THE WINTER OF 18634 | 274 |
CHAPTER XX | 109 |
CHAPTER XXII | 116 |
STUARTS RAID | 140 |
CHAPTER XXIX | 155 |
CHAPTER XXXII | 163 |
FIDELITY OF THE NEGROES | 177 |
SCENES IN RICHMOND IN THE WINTER OF 18623 | 188 |
BURNSIDES CAMPAIGNREFUGEES IN RICHMOND | 196 |
CHAPTER LV | 284 |
DERNESS | 299 |
DESTRUCTION OF THE ALABAMASHERMANS MARCH | 305 |
CHAPTER LXI | 312 |
HOODS CAMPAIGN IN TENNESSEESHERMANS MARCH THROUGH | 336 |
FOREBODINGS OF DISASTERSHERIDANS GREAT RAID AND | 357 |
SURRENDER OF LEE | 374 |
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