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Soldiers at the doorstep : Civil War lore

Title
Soldiers at the doorstep : Civil War lore / Larry S. Chowning.
Author
Chowning, Larry S., 1949-
Publication
Centreville, Md. : Tidewater Publishers, ©1999.

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Description
xii, 129 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
"When it comes to learning about history, simple things can sometimes tell us as much about life during a particular time as great happenings can. In the midst of the horrific battles of the Civil War, simple but significant events were going on in the lives of those who stayed behind to keep the home places together. For much of the war, areas in the South were behind enemy lines, and the folks left at home dealt with the constant threat of Union soldiers arriving at their doorsteps."--BOOK JACKET. "In this compilation of stories passed down by word of mouth from the generation that experienced that divisive war, Larry Chowning conveys a true feeling of what life was like at home in tidewater Virginia during the years of the war."--Jacket.
Subject
  • 1800-1899
  • Oral history
  • oral histories (literary works)
  • Oral history
  • Social aspects
  • United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives
  • United States > History > Social aspects > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Anecdotes
  • Tidewater (Va. : Region) > History, Military > 19th century > Anecdotes
  • United States
  • Virginia > Tidewater (Region)
Genre/Form
  • Anecdotes
  • History
  • Military history
  • Personal narratives
  • Anecdotes.
  • Oral history.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
  • 0870335197
  • 9780870335198
LCCN
99027180
OCLC
  • ocm41278401
  • 41278401
  • SCSB-868465
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library