The Whartons' War The Civil War Correspondence of General Gabriel C. Wharton & Anne Radford Wharton, 1863-1865 - Civil War America

Between March 1863 and July 1865, Confederate newlyweds Brigadier General Gabriel C. Wharton and Anne Radford Wharton wrote 524 letters, and all survived, unknown until now. Separated by twenty years in age and differing opinions on myriad subjects, these educated and articulate Confederates wrote frankly and perceptively on their Civil War world. Sharing opinions on generals and politicians, the course of the war, the fate of the Confederacy, life at home, and their wavering loyalties, the Whartons explored the shifting gender roles brought on by war, changing relations between slave owners and enslaved people, the challenges of life behind Confederate lines, the pain of familial loss, the definitions of duty and honor, and more.Featuring one of the fullest known sets of correspondence by a high-level officer and his wife, this volume reveals the Whartons' wartime experience from their courtship in the spring of 1863 to June 1865, when Gabriel Wharton swore loyalty to the United States and accepted parole before returning home. William C. Davis and Sue Heth Bell's thoughtful editing guides readers into this world of experience and its ongoing historical relevance.

ISBN:	9781469667706
Publisher:	The University of North Carolina Press
Imprint:	The University of North Carolina Press
Published date:	30 Jun 2022
DEWEY:	973.730130922
DEWEY edition:	23/eng/20211129
Language:	English
Number of pages:	xix, 436
Weight:	880g
Height:	235mm
Width:	155mm
Spine width:	30mm

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