Richmond During the War: Four Years of Personal Observation

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U 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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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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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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