Virginia's Civil War

Description

"The twenty essays collected here explore the Virginia story throughout the Civil War era. Some contributors examine Robert E. Lee and the issues confronting his men, such as soldier morale and religious conversion. Others emphasize the wartime home front - in some cases reexamining its connection with the battlefront - or explore questions of gender, race, or religion. Several essays extend the story into the postwar years and consider various Virginia individuals or groups in the context of the conflict's aftermath. Building on current knowledge, but often contesting conventional thinking, the essays give the most comprehensive view yet of Civil War Virginia, and suggest avenues of inquiry that remain to be explored."--Jacket.

First Sentence

On April 5, 2003, several hundred celebrants watched as a bronze sculpture honoring Abraham Lincoln's brief visit to Richmond in 1865 was unveiled at the Civil War Visitor Center, adjacent to the Tredegar Iron Works in Virginia's capital city, once the capital of the Confederacy.

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Other Editions

• Virginia's Civil WarHardcoverUniversity of Virginia Press2005-01-01
• Virginia's Civil WarUniversity of Virginia Press2009-01-01