A01=Mary Elizabeth Massey
Author_Mary Elizabeth Massey
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- ISBN 9780807126882
- Weight: 490g
- Dimensions: 159 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 01 May 2001
- Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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The Civil War spawned tens of thousands of southern refugees. Some fled from bombardment or rumor of invasion. Others were exiled by enemy commanders. Virtually none anticipated the extreme hardships they would encounter. Through diligent research in manuscripts and newspapers, Mary Elizabeth Massey brings vivid detail to all aspects of southern refugee life. Thrilling tales of displaced people scrambling for trains or making river crossings recapture the poignancy of civilians trapped between advancing and retreating armies.
Massey examines the psychological effects of the war on the homeless, the humor they found in their difficulties, their activities in adopted communities, private and public aid, and legislation concerning them. The refugees created enormous problems for the southern war effort as they crowded into the ever-contracting areas of the Confederacy, disabling wartime transportation and contributing to the congestion of cities to the point that it was difficult to feed and house them.
Historians have long recognized the refugees' importance, and writers of fiction their appeal, but Massey's Refugee Life in the Confederacy- originally published in 1964- marks the first full telling of their story. With a new introduction by George C. Rable, this comprehensive study is essential to a thorough understanding of the Civil War.
Massey examines the psychological effects of the war on the homeless, the humor they found in their difficulties, their activities in adopted communities, private and public aid, and legislation concerning them. The refugees created enormous problems for the southern war effort as they crowded into the ever-contracting areas of the Confederacy, disabling wartime transportation and contributing to the congestion of cities to the point that it was difficult to feed and house them.
Historians have long recognized the refugees' importance, and writers of fiction their appeal, but Massey's Refugee Life in the Confederacy- originally published in 1964- marks the first full telling of their story. With a new introduction by George C. Rable, this comprehensive study is essential to a thorough understanding of the Civil War.
Mary Elizabeth Massey- the only female member of the Advisory Council to the National Civil War Centennial Commission- was head of the history department at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
George C. Rable is the Charles Summersell Professor of Southern History at the University of Alabama and the author of several books, most recently The Confederate Republic.
George C. Rable is the Charles Summersell Professor of Southern History at the University of Alabama and the author of several books, most recently The Confederate Republic.
