Georgia Civil War Manuscript Collections
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Georgia Civil War Manuscript Collections
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Author : David H. Slay
language : en
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
Release Date : 2011-10-28
Georgia Civil War Manuscript Collections written by David H. Slay and has been published by University of Alabama Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-28 with History categories.
This book provides historians and genealogists with a one-stop guide to every Civil War–related manuscript collection stored in Georgia’s many repositories. With this guide in hand, researchers will no longer spend countless hours pouring through online catalogs, emailing archivists, and wondering if they have exhausted every lead in their pursuit of firsthand information about the war and the experiences of those who lived through and were impacted by it. In assembling the first state-specific bibliography to be compiled since the Indiana and Illinois bibliographies were assembled for the Civil War Centennial in the 1960s, David Slay has expanded the scope of this survey to include works relating to women, African Americans, and social history, as well as the letters and diaries of soldiers who fought in the war, reflecting society’s evolving understanding and interest in this defining period of American life. In addition, this compilation is not confined to material produced from 1861 to 1865, but also includes collections spanning the lives of prominent Civil War figures, making it an invaluable source for biographers. Organized by institution, Georgia Civil War Manuscript Collections has many time-saving features, all designed to increase efficiency of research. Each collection description contains the title and catalog number used in the holding institution. Where possible, collection descriptions have been improved upon, providing the researcher with information beyond what is listed in the holding institution’s card catalog and finding aid. It also cross-references duplicate collections that are held in two or more institutions as microfilm or photocopies. Simply put, Georgia Civil War Manuscript Collections takes the mystery out of Civil War research in Georgia.
Plain Folk In A Rich Man S War
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Author : David Williams
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Plain Folk In A Rich Man S War written by David Williams and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
"A significant voice in a significant debate . . . full of marvelous quotes."--William W. Freehling, University of Kentucky "Shows clearly that the Solid South was not solid at all [and] demonstrates that the war encompassed much more than military strategy and tactics . . . it was fought at home as well as on the battlefield."--Wayne K. Durrill, University of Cincinnati This compelling and engaging book sheds new light on how planter self-interest, government indifference, and the very nature of southern society produced a rising tide of dissent and disaffection among Georgia's plain folk during the Civil War. The authors make extensive use of local newspapers, court records, manuscript collections, and other firsthand accounts to tell a story of latent class resentment that emerged full force under wartime pressures and undermined southern support for the Confederacy. More directly than any previous historians, the authors make clear the connections between the causes of class resentment and their impact. Planters produced far too much cotton and avoided the draft at will. Speculators hoarded scarce goods and brought on spiraling inflation. Government officials turned a blind eye to the infractions of the rich, and were often bribed to do so. Women left to go hungry took matters into their own hands, stealing livestock in rural areas and rioting for food in every major city in Georgia. The hardships of families back home weighed heavily on soldiers in the field, contributing to rampant desertion. Deserters banded together, sometimes with draft dodgers and blacks escaping enslavement, to defend themselves or to go on the offensive against Confederate authorities. Some whites even planned and participated in slave resistance, a joining of forces that previous historians have long dismissed as highly improbable. So violent did Georgia's inner civil war become that one resident commented, "We are fighting each other harder than we ever fought the enemy." This work stresses more forcefully than any before it that plain folk in the Deep South were far from united behind the Confederate war effort. That lack of unity, brought on largely by class resentment, helped to ensure that the Confederacy's cause would, in the end, be lost. David Williams is professor and acting chair of the Department of History at Valdosta State University.
A Guide To The Manuscript Collections In The Duke University Library Durham N C
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Author : Duke University. Library
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1939
A Guide To The Manuscript Collections In The Duke University Library Durham N C written by Duke University. Library and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1939 with Archival resources categories.
John Brown Gordon
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Author : Ralph Lowell Eckert
language : en
Publisher: LSU Press
Release Date : 1993-09-01
John Brown Gordon written by Ralph Lowell Eckert and has been published by LSU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-09-01 with History categories.
John Brown Gordon’s career of prominent public service spanned four of America’s most turbulent decades. Born in Upson County, Georgia, in 1832, Gordon practiced law in Atlanta and, in the years immediately preceding the Civil War, developed coal mines in northwest Georgia. In 1861, he responded to the Confederate call to arms by raising a company of volunteers. His subsequent rise from captain to corps commander was unmatched in the Army of Northern Virginia. He emerged from the Civil War as one of the South’s most respected generals, and the reputation that Gordon earned while “wearing the gray” significantly influenced almost every aspect of his life during the next forty years. After the Civil War, Gordon drifted into politics. He was elected to the United States Senate in 2873 and quickly established himself as a spokesman for Georgia and for the South as a whole. He eloquently defended the integrity of southern whites while fighting to restore home rule. In addition to safeguarding and promoting southern interests, Gordon strove to replace sectional antagonisms with a commitment to building a stronger, more unified nation. His efforts throughout his post-war career contributed significantly to the process of national reconciliation. Even in the wake of charges of corruption that surrounded his resignation from the Senate in 1880, Gordon remained an extremely popular man in the South. He engaged in a variety of speculative business ventures, served as governor of Georgia, and returned for another term in the Senate before he retired permanently from public office. He devoted his final years to lecture tours, to serving as commander-in-chief of the United Confederate Veterans, and to writing his memoirs, Reminiscences of the Civil War. Utilizing newspapers, scattered manuscript collections, and official records, Ralph Eckert presents a critical biography of Gordon that analyzes all areas of his career. As one of the few Confederates to command a corps without the benefit of previous military training, Gordon provides a fascinating example of a Civil War citizen-soldier. Equally interesting, however, were Gordon’s postwar activities and the often conflicting responsibilities that he felt as a southerner and an American. The contributions that Gordon made to Georgia, to the South, and to the United States during this period are arguably as important as any of his career.
Civil War Manuscripts
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986
Civil War Manuscripts written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with categories.
The Civil War In Georgia
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Author : John C. Inscoe
language : en
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Release Date : 2011
The Civil War In Georgia written by John C. Inscoe and has been published by University of Georgia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with History categories.
"A project of the New Georgia Encyclopedia"
The Confederate Records Of The State Of Georgia Volume 1
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Author : Allen Daniel Candler
language : en
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Release Date : 2023-07-18
The Confederate Records Of The State Of Georgia Volume 1 written by Allen Daniel Candler and has been published by Legare Street Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-18 with categories.
This book is a valuable resource for researchers interested in the history of the Civil War and the state of Georgia. It contains an extensive collection of official records from the Confederate government of Georgia during the war, including letters, orders, reports, and other documents. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
National Union Catalog Of Manuscript Collections
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Author : Library of Congress
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
National Union Catalog Of Manuscript Collections written by Library of Congress and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Catalogs, Union categories.
Based on reports from American repositories of manuscripts.
Guide To The Manuscript Collections In The Duke University Library
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Author : Duke University. Library
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1947
Guide To The Manuscript Collections In The Duke University Library written by Duke University. Library and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1947 with Archives categories.
Guide To The Manuscript Collections In The Duke University Library
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Author : Duke University. Trinity College Historical Society
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1947
Guide To The Manuscript Collections In The Duke University Library written by Duke University. Trinity College Historical Society and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1947 with Archives categories.