My Account Log in

1 option

The Whartons' war : the Civil War correspondence of General Gabriel C. Wharton & Anne Radford Wharton, 1863-1865 / edited by William C. Davis & Sue Heth Bell ; foreword by Peter S. Carmichael.

Van Pelt Library E467.1.W48 A4 2022
Loading location information...

Available This item is available for access.

Log in to request item
Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Wharton, Gabriel Colvin, 1824-1906, author.
Wharton, Anne Radford, author.
Contributor:
Davis, William C., 1946- editor.
Bell, Sue Heth, editor.
Carmichael, Peter C., writer of foreword.
Rosengarten Family Fund.
Series:
Civil War America (Series)
Civil War America
Standardized Title:
Correspondence. Selections
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Armed Forces--Officers.
Social conditions.
Wharton, Gabriel Colvin, 1824-1906--Correspondence.
Wharton, Gabriel Colvin.
Wharton, Anne Radford--Correspondence.
Wharton, Anne Radford.
Confederate States of America. Army--Officers--Correspondence.
Confederate States of America.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate.
United States.
Confederate States of America--Social conditions.
Wharton, Gabriel Colvin, 1824-1906.
Confederate States of America. Army.
United States--Confederate States of America.
Genre:
History.
Personal correspondence.
Personal narratives -- Confederate.
Physical Description:
xix, 436 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Other Title:
Civil War correspondence of General Gabriel C. Wharton and Anne Radford Wharton, 1863-1865
Place of Publication:
Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2022]
Summary:
"Between March 1863 and July 1865, Confederate newlyweds Brigadier General Gabriel C. Wharton and Anne Radford Wharton wrote 524 letters, and all survived, unknown until now. Separated by twenty years in age and differing opinions on myriad subjects, these educated and articulate Confederates wrote frankly and perceptively on their Civil War world. Sharing opinions on generals and politicians, the course of the war, the fate of the Confederacy, life at home, and their wavering loyalties, the Whartons explored the shifting gender roles brought on by war, changing relations between slave owners and enslaved people, the challenges of life behind Confederate lines, the pain of familial loss, the definitions of duty and honor, and more"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Engagement: March 8
May 12, 1863
ch. 2 Newlyweds: June 9
July 16, 1863
ch. 3 Off to Join General Lee: July 20
28, 1863
ch. 4 Nannie Sees "Action": August 1
6, 1863
ch. 5 Waiting for Lee: August 7
13, 1863
ch. 6 A General at Last: August 17
September 26, 1863
ch. 7 Stuck in East Tennessee: September 27
November 8, 1863
ch. 8 Blountville Days: November 9
25, 1863
ch. 9 Endless Tennessee: November 25
30, 1863
ch. 10 Marching All Year and Doing Nothing: December 1
14, 1863
ch. 11 Fed Up with General Jones: December 15, 1863
January 7, 1864
ch. 12 Bull's Gap: January 9-22, 1864
ch. 13 Still at Bull's Gap: January 23
31, 1864
ch. 14 Farewell, General Jones: February 1
13, 1864
ch. 15 The Hope of Spring: February 14
March 25, 1864
ch. 16 Back to Old Virginia: March 27
April 10, 1864
ch. 17 The Eve of Battle: April 13
May 4, 1864
ch. 18 New Market: May 5
17, 1864
ch. 19 Battles and a Baby: May 19
June 23, 1864
ch. 20 Yankees in Commotion: June 29
August 10, 1864
ch. 21 Glimmers of Hope: August 12
September 2, 1864
ch. 22 Winchester to Fisher's Hill: September 6
29, 1864
ch. 23 Cedar Creek: September 30
October 22, 1864
ch. 24 Disillusionment with Early: October 23
November 4, 1864
ch. 25 Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?: November 4
24, 1864
ch. 26 Winter of Discontent: November 26
December 23, 1864
ch. 27 An End at Last: December 26, 1864
June 21, 1865.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
Contains:
Container of: Wharton, Anne Radford. Correspondence. Selections
Other Format:
ebook version :
ISBN:
9781469668291
1469668297
9781469667706
1469667703
OCLC:
1286674858
Publisher Number:
99991087793

The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.

Find

Home Release notes

My Account

Shelf Request an item Bookmarks Fines and fees Settings

Guides

Using the Find catalog Using Articles+ Using your account