| Widows by the Thousand: The Civil War Correspondence of Theophilus and Harriet Perry, 1862-1864 Contributor(s): Johansson, M. Jane (Author) |
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ISBN: 1557288410 ISBN-13: 9781557288417 Publisher: University of Arkansas Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2000 Annotation: This collection of letters written between Theophilus and Harriet Perry during the Civil War provides an intimate, firsthand account of the effect of the war on one young couple. Perry was an officer with the 28th Texas Cavalry, a unit that campaigned in Arkansas and Louisiana as part of the division known as "Walker's Greyhounds." His letters describe: his service in a highly literate style that is unusual for Confederate accounts. He documents a number of important events, including his experiences as a detached officer in Arkansas in the winter of 1862-63, the attempt to relieve the siege of Vicksburg, mutiny in his regiment, and the Red River campaign, just before he was killed in the battle of Pleasant Hill. Harriet's writings allow the reader to witness the everyday life of an upper-class woman enduring home front deprivations, facing the hardships and fears of childbearing and childrearing alone, and coping with other challenges resulting from her husband's absence. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Military - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - Literary Collections | Letters |
| Dewey: B |
| Series: Civil War in the West |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 5.88" W x 8.7" (1.08 lbs) 333 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Presents a collection of letters written between Theophilus and Harriet Perry during the Civil War. This book provides an intimate, firsthand account of the effect of the war on one young couple. Perry was an officer with the 28th Texas Cavalry, a unit that campaigned in Arkansas and Louisiana as part of the division known as Walker's Greyhounds. |