Name: Gaston County, North Carolina, in the Civil War
Price: 53.35 EUR
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Author: Carpenter, Robert C.
ISBN: 9781476662442

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Gaston County, North Carolina, in the Civil War

Type

Physical Book

Author

Robert C. Carpenter

Publisher

McFarland and Company, Inc.

Language

English

Pages

336

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

25.4 x 17.8 x 1.8 cm

Weight

0.59 kg.

ISBN13

9781476662442

Synopsis "Gaston County, North Carolina, in the Civil War"

Civil War histories typically center on the deeds of generals and sweeping depictions of battle. This unique study of one Southern county's war experience tells of ordinary soldiers and their wives, mothers and children, slaves, farmers, merchants, Unionists and deserters--through an examination of tax records. The recently discovered 1863 Gaston County, North Carolina, tax list provides a detailed economic and social picture of a war-weary community, recording what taxpayers owned, cataloging slaves by name, age and monetary value, and assessing luxury items. Contemporary diaries, letters and other previously unpublished documents complete the picture, describing cotton mill operations, the lives of slaves, political disagreements, rationales for soldiers' enlistments and desertions, and economic struggles on the home front.

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