| Description |
1 online resource (225 pages) |
| Contents |
Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Montgomery on the Eve of War; 2. The Capital of the Confederacy; 3. A Military Post; 4. Life and Labor in Wartime; 5. The Administration of a Confederate City; 6. Waging War on the Home Front; 7. Dissenting Voices; 8. Military Preparations Deferred; 9. The End Nears; 10. A City Surrendered; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
With this superbly written, meticulously researched, and concisely argued study, Rogers has helped deepen our understanding of the Confederate civilian experience. Drawing from a wealth of historic documents and personal papers, William Warren Rogers, Jr., provides a fascinating and detailed political, economic, social, and commercial history of Montgomery from 1860 to 1865. His account begins with an examination of daily life in the city before the war began-how slaves outnumbered whites, how an unvarnished frontier atmosphere prevailed on the streets despite citizens' claims t |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Montgomery (Ala.) -- History -- 19th century
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Alabama -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85003094
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| Subject |
Alabama
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Alabama -- Montgomery
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780817313555 |
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0817313559 |
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