Refugee Life in the Confederacy,9780807126882

Refugee Life in the Confederacy

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ISBN13: 9780807126882
ISBN10: 0807126888
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-05-01
Publisher(s): Louisiana State Univ Pr
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Summary

Historians have long recognized the refugees' importance and writers of fiction their appeal, but Mary Elizabeth Massey's Refugee Life in the Confederacy -- originally published in 1964 -- marks the first full telling of their story. Massey explores in vivid detail 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 also 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 for the refugees, and legislation concerning them.

With a new introduction by George C. Rable, Massey's comprehensive study depicts the texture of refugee life like no other book before it and is essential to any thorough understanding of the Civil War.

Table of Contents

Preface xi
Introduction to the Paperback Edition xv
George C. Rable
Brought to their own doorsteps
3(8)
To be or not to be a refugee
11(17)
Half the world is refugeeing
28(20)
Clashing carriage wheels and conflicting interests
48(20)
The fascination of brick and mortar
68(27)
Cabined, cribbed, confined
95(20)
How many sad hours we have
115(24)
Extremes of generosity and meanness
139(21)
The times... have duties for all
160(22)
The most enjoyable life
182(22)
The rights a general may exercise
204(21)
My property and yours
225(17)
The greatest sufferers
242(21)
Such a scene should be painted
263(20)
Notes 283(23)
Bibliography 306(15)
Index 321

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