Blood and war at my doorstep : North Carolina civilians in the War Between the States / Brenda Chambers McKean.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781450025577
- ISBN: 1450025579
- ISBN: 9781453543634
- ISBN: 1453543635
- Physical Description: 2 volumes : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: [Bloomington, In.] : Xlibris Corp, [2011]
- Copyright: ©2011
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Vol. 1. Fanatics and fire-eaters -- Making flags -- Benevolent scavengers and patriotic exhaustion -- Gearing up: Yankees look out, we are coming! -- Fleeing and federal occupation down east: Massa runs one way and dey de other -- Roll of honor -- Nurses, female soldiers, spies, smugglers, and soiled doves -- Taxes, impressments, inflation, shortages, and poverty -- Speculation, extortion, and riots: Sir hear the crys of the pore I beg you-- -- Conscripts, substitutes, exemptions, deserters -- Questionable allegiance, unionists, and inner strife. Vol. 2. "Write soon and often" -- Slaves, free Blacks, and the Underground Railroad -- Black Confederate soldiers and Black U.S. soldiers -- The home guard and militia--a love-hate relationship -- Wilmington, blockade-runners, and Fort Fisher -- Caught in the middle -- Fighting back -- Sherman--the "Foul Fiend," Sherman--"the Great Incendiary" -- U.S. raids in western North Carolina -- Coming to an end ... "Nothing left but prayers" -- Oral history and reminiscences -- Humorous true stories.
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- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Part | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Library | 973.71 MCK (Text) | 37810435141253 | Local History Reference | Available | - | |
| Ashe County Public Library | GR NC 973.71 MCK VOL 1 (Text) | 50503010904359 | Genealogy | Available | - | |
| Ashe County Public Library | GR NC 973.71 MCK VOL 2 (Text) | 50503300278464 | Genealogy | Available | - | |
| Braswell Memorial Main Library | 973.71 MCK (Text) | 540191010002529 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - | |
| Forsyth Central | NC973.71 M154 V.1 (Text) | 0112519977444 | North Carolina Collection | Noncirculating | - | |
| Forsyth Central | NC973.71 M154 V.2 (Text) | 0112519977436 | North Carolina Collection | Noncirculating | - | |
| Government and Heritage Library | 973.71 M193b (Text) | Vol. 1 | 33091007734114 | Adult Reference | Available | - |
| Government and Heritage Library | 973.71 M193b (Text) | Vol. 2 | 33091007734056 | Adult Reference | Available | - |
| High Point Library | R NC 973.71 McKean (Text) | 30519009013015 | North Carolina Room Adult Reference | Available | - | |
| High Point Library | R NC 973.71 McKean (Text) | 30519009013122 | North Carolina Room Adult Reference | Available | - |
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- Holdings summary (Government and Heritage Library -- Adult Reference -- 973.71 -- M193b)
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- Volumes
- v.1-v.2
