Richmond During the War: Four Years of Personal ObservationU of Nebraska Press, 1 sty 1996 - 389 The Civil War turned the genteel world of Virginia society upside-down for Sallie Brock Putnam. She lived in the Confederate capital of Richmond throughout the war and saw it transformed from a quiet town of culture to a swollen refugee camp, black-market center, prison venue, and hospital complex. As the smoke from nearby battlefields drifted into town, swaggering young soldiers and ambulance trains filled the streets. Putnam describes the excitement of secession giving way to sacrifice and grim determination, the women of Richmond aiding the war effort, the funerals and hasty weddings, the reduced circumstances of even the "best" families, and the despicable profiteering. Asserting that "every woman was to some extent a politician, " she offers keen analyses of military engagements, criticizes political decisions, and provides accounts of the Richmond Bread Riot of 1863 and the inauguration of Jefferson Davis that have been praised by historians. The war brought the battlefield into the house, forcing women into unaccustomed roles and forever changing the old social order. Virginia Scharff is an associate professor of history at the University of New Mexico and the author of Taking the Wheel: Women and the Coming of the Motor Age. |
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INTRODUCTION | xiii |
CHAPTER III | 26 |
CHAPTER VI | 42 |
CHAPTER IX | 56 |
INCIDENTS OF BATTLE | 68 |
SPIES | 77 |
CHAPTER XVII | 94 |
CHAPTER XVIII | 101 |
CHAPTER XXXIX | 202 |
THE BREAD RIOT IN RICHMOND | 208 |
CHAPTER XLI | 211 |
SUFFERINGS OF THE WOUNDEDLACK OF SUPPLIES | 225 |
POVERTY IN RICHMOND | 250 |
CHAPTER XLIX | 257 |
CHRISTMAS 1864OPENING OF THE NEW YEAR | 267 |
THE CONFEDERATE CONGRESS IN THE WINTER OF 18634 | 274 |
CHAPTER XX | 109 |
CHAPTER XXII | 116 |
STUARTS RAID | 140 |
CHAPTER XXIX | 155 |
CHAPTER XXXII | 163 |
FIDELITY OF THE NEGROES | 177 |
SCENES IN RICHMOND IN THE WINTER OF 18623 | 188 |
BURNSIDES CAMPAIGNREFUGEES IN RICHMOND | 196 |
CHAPTER LV | 284 |
DERNESS | 299 |
DESTRUCTION OF THE ALABAMASHERMANS MARCH | 305 |
CHAPTER LXI | 312 |
HOODS CAMPAIGN IN TENNESSEESHERMANS MARCH THROUGH | 336 |
FOREBODINGS OF DISASTERSHERIDANS GREAT RAID AND | 357 |
SURRENDER OF LEE | 374 |
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