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Blood and war at my doorstep : North Carolina civilians in the War Between the States / Brenda Chambers McKean.

Author/creator McKean, Brenda Chambers
Format Book and Print
Publication Info[Bloomington, In.] : Xlibris Corp, ©2011.
Description2 volumes : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Incomplete content Vol. 1. Fanatics and fire-eaters -- Making flags -- Benevolent scavengers and patriotic exhaustion -- Gearing up: Yankees look out, we are coming! -- Fleeing and federal occupation down east: Massa runs one way and dey de other -- Roll of honor -- Nurses, female soldiers, spies, smugglers, and soiled doves -- Taxes, impressments, inflation, shortages, and poverty -- Speculation, extortion, and riots: Sir hear the crys of the pore I beg you-- -- Conscripts, substitutes, exemptions, deserters -- Questionable allegiance, unionists, and inner strife. Vol. 2. "Write soon and often" -- Slaves, free Blacks, and the Underground Railroad -- Black Confederate soldiers and Black U.S. soldiers -- The home guard and militia--a love-hate relationship -- Wilmington, blockade-runners, and Fort Fisher -- Caught in the middle -- Fighting back -- Sherman--the "Foul Fiend," Sherman--"the Great Incendiary" -- U.S. raids in western North Carolina -- Coming to an end ... "Nothing left but prayers" -- Oral history and reminiscences -- Humorous true stories.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010900234
ISBN9781450025577 (v.1)
ISBN1450025579 (v.1)
ISBN9781453543634 (v. 2)
ISBN1453543635 (v. 2)

Available Items

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner NC Stacks F258 .M34 2011 V. 1 ✔ Available Place Hold
Joyner NC Stacks F258 .M34 2011 V. 2 ✔ Available Place Hold