I had rather die : rape in the Civil War /
The American Civil War is often regarded as a "low-rape" war, due to gentlemanly "restraint." Nearly thirty Union soldiers were executed for the crime. As a result, rape is perceived to have been dealt with harshly. On the surface, the numbers reflect the view that rape was indee...
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Batesville, Virginia :
Coachlight Press,
2014.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: "A low-rape war"
- 1. "An accusation easily to be made"
- Rape laws in early America
- Rape laws in the nineteenth century
- 2. "Fate worse than death"
- Rape laws for nonwhites
- Rape during war
- 3. "So much for a dreadful outrage"
- An overview of rape in the Civil War
- 4. "She made all the resistance in her power"
- Black soldiers who received the death penalty
- 5. "I had rather die"
- White soldiers who received the death penalty
- 6. "I did not give my consent"
- Black victims
- 7. "I was afraid they would kill me"
- White victims
- 8. "I was near about dead"
- Gang rape
- 9. "He did it against my will"
- Confederate rapists
- Conclusion: "He said he would blow me to pieces."