Beleaguered Winchester: A Virginia Community at War, 1861--1865 Contributor(s): Duncan, Richard R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807132179 ISBN-13: 9780807132173 Publisher: LSU Press OUR PRICE: $38.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2007 Annotation: Situated strategically in the lower Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Winchester suffered more flux and turmoil from military campaigning than any other town during the Civil War. At various times during the war, Wincherster was under the control of generals Stonewall Jackson, Nathaniel Banks, Robert Milroy, Richard Ewell, Jubal Early, and Philip Sheridan. In this community study, Duncan examines the impact that Winchester's frequent skirmishes and battles had on its society. Specifically, he considers the role of women in the community, the interaction of military personnel and civilians, the question of loyalty within the community, the evolution of Federal policy from conciliation to "hard war," and the creation of the "Lost Cause" myth. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) |
Dewey: 973.745 |
LCCN: 2006031605 |
Series: Southern Literary Studies |
Physical Information: 1.24" H x 6.35" W x 9.05" (1.61 lbs) 408 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War - Geographic Orientation - Virginia - Cultural Region - South Atlantic - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: During the Civil War, the strategically located town of Winchester, Virginia, suffered from the constant turmoil of military campaigning perhaps more than any other town. Occupied dozens of times by alternating Union and Confederate forces, Winchester suffered through three major battles, including some seventy smaller skirmishes. In his voluminous community study of the town over the course of four tumultuous years, Richard R. Duncan shows that in many ways Winchester's history provides a paradigm of the changing nature of the war. Indeed, Duncan reveals how the town offers a microcosm of the war: slavery collapsed, women assumed control in the absence of men, and civilians vied for authority alongside an assortment of revolving military commanders. |