Living a big war in a small place : Spartanburg, South Carolina, during the Confederacy /
Racine, Philip N.
Living a big war in a small place : Spartanburg, South Carolina, during the Confederacy / Philip N. Racine. - Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographies and index.
The district -- The setting -- Spartanburg wages war -- Spartanburg beleaguered -- Slavery during the war -- Individuals -- The slave Catherine and the kindness of strangers? -- Emily Harris, reluctant farmer -- A question of loyalty -- Having fled war.
Most of what we know about how the Civil War affected life in the Confederacy is related to cities, troop movements, battles, and prominent political, economic, or military leaders. Far less is known about the people who lived in small Southern towns remote from marching armies or battles. Philip N. Racine explores life in one such place --
9781611172980
Electronic Books.
F277 / .L585 2013
Living a big war in a small place : Spartanburg, South Carolina, during the Confederacy / Philip N. Racine. - Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographies and index.
The district -- The setting -- Spartanburg wages war -- Spartanburg beleaguered -- Slavery during the war -- Individuals -- The slave Catherine and the kindness of strangers? -- Emily Harris, reluctant farmer -- A question of loyalty -- Having fled war.
Most of what we know about how the Civil War affected life in the Confederacy is related to cities, troop movements, battles, and prominent political, economic, or military leaders. Far less is known about the people who lived in small Southern towns remote from marching armies or battles. Philip N. Racine explores life in one such place --
9781611172980
Electronic Books.
F277 / .L585 2013