The Civil War in Spotsylvania County : Confederate campfires at the crossroads /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Aubrecht, Michael
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Charleston, S.C. : History Press, 2009.
Subjects:	Confederate States of America. > Army > Military life. Soldiers > Virginia > Spotsylvania County > History > 19th century. Soldiers > Confederate States > History. Spotsylvania County (Va.) > History, Military > 19th century. Spotsylvania County (Va.) > Social conditions > 19th century. Virginia > History > Civil War, 1861-1865. Virginia > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Campfires at the crossroads
Johnny Reb : character study of the Confederate soldier
Camp crusades : religious services, chaplains and prayer meetings
Campfire cooking : campaign diets and not-so-fine dining
Colored "Confederates" : Black cooks, body servants and slaves
Crime and punishment : executions, court-martial and humiliations
Silent death : dysentery, disease and sickness
Love letters : sweethearts, wives and last words
On the homefront : civilian memoirs and experiences
Sons of secession : letters to the family of life on campaign
Winter quarters : cabins, markers and snowball fights
Rebel recollections : news and views from the front lines
Summation: The bivouac in the snow / by Margaret Junkin Preston
Appendix: Army of Northern Virginia camp register : listing of Confederate units.