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Take Care of the Living: Reconstructing Confederate Veteran Families in Virginia
Jeffrey W. McClurken
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Description for Take Care of the Living: Reconstructing Confederate Veteran Families in Virginia
hardcover. Assesses the short- and long-term impact of the war on Confederate veteran families of different classes in Pittsylvania County and Danville, Virginia. This title explores the consequences of the war for over three thousand Confederate soldiers and their families. Series: Nation Divided: Studies in the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 map, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Take Care of the Living assesses the short- and long-term impact of the war on Confederate veteran families of all classes in Pittsylvania County and Danville, Virginia. Using letters, diaries, church minutes, and military and state records, as well as close analysis of the entire 1860 and 1870 Pittsylvania County manuscript population census, McClurken explores the consequences of the war for over three thousand Confederate soldiers and their families. The author reveals an array of strategies employed by those families to come to terms with their postwar reality, including reorganizing and reconstructing the household, turning to local churches for emotional ... Read more
Take Care of the Living assesses the short- and long-term impact of the war on Confederate veteran families of all classes in Pittsylvania County and Danville, Virginia. Using letters, diaries, church minutes, and military and state records, as well as close analysis of the entire 1860 and 1870 Pittsylvania County manuscript population census, McClurken explores the consequences of the war for over three thousand Confederate soldiers and their families. The author reveals an array of strategies employed by those families to come to terms with their postwar reality, including reorganizing and reconstructing the household, turning to local churches for emotional ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Nation Divided: Studies in the Civil War Era
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780813928135
SKU
V9780813928135
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About Jeffrey W. McClurken
Jeffrey W. McClurken is Associate Professor in the Department of History and American Studies at the University of Mary Washington.
Reviews for Take Care of the Living: Reconstructing Confederate Veteran Families in Virginia
Take Care of the Living stands out because of its quantitative foundation as well as its representativeness. McClurken's interest in understanding every veteran and each of their family members, no matter what their class, and his use of a wide variety of approaches, has led him to compile the most complete community-based study of how Confederate veteran families adjusted in ... Read more