Driven from home : North Carolina's Civil War refugee crisis / David Silkenat.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Silkenat, David, author.

Series:

Uncivil wars

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social conditions.

Refugees.

History.

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Refugees.

North Carolina.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Refugees.

United States.

Refugees--North Carolina--History--19th century.

Refugees--Confederate States of America--History.

North Carolina--Social conditions--19th century.

Confederate States of America--Social conditions.

Confederate States of America.

United States--Confederate States of America.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

viii, 290 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Athens : The University of Georgia Press, [2016]

Summary:

"This is a close examination of refugees during the Civil War. Taking inspiration from the account of refugee life in William D. Herrington's 'The Refugee's Niece,' published in 1864 in Raleigh, NC's weekly magazine The Mercury, Silkenat expands on Mary Elizabeth Massey's study of Confederate refugees Refugee Life in the Confederacy, published in 1964. Fulfilling what he believes to be Massey's original intention, Silkenat explains that one of the most significant features of the Confederate refugee crisis was the diversity in race, gender, class, and political ideologies of those who were displaced due to the Civil War. The book will explore five distinct groups within the refugee population: African Americans fleeing slavery, white Unionists fleeing to Union lines, pro-Confederates seeking safety from the Unionists, white Confederate refugees moving their slaves, and daughters sent by parents to secure locations like boarding schools"--Priovided by publisher.

Contents:

Gwine to liberty

Crowded with refugees

Driven into exile

Confederacy of refugees

In good hands, in a safe place

A home for the rest of the war

Epilogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-284) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Silkenat, David, author. Driven from home

ISBN:

9780820349466

0820349461

OCLC:

942838780