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The Civil War letters of Sarah Kennedy : life under occupation in the Upper South / edited by Minoa D. Uffelman, Phyllis Smith, and Ellen Kanervo.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kennedy, Sarah, 1823-1899, author.
- Series:
- Voices of the Civil War series
- Voices of the Civil War
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kennedy, Sarah, 1823-1899--Correspondence.
- Kennedy, Sarah.
- Married women--Tennessee--Clarksville--Correspondence.
- Married women.
- Women slaveholders--Tennessee--Clarksville--Correspondence.
- Women slaveholders.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate.
- United States.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Women.
- Clarksville (Tenn.)--Social conditions--19th century--Sources.
- Clarksville (Tenn.).
- Social conditions.
- Women.
- Tennessee--Clarksville.
- Genre:
- History.
- Personal correspondence.
- Personal narratives -- Confederate.
- Sources.
- Physical Description:
- xxxviii, 167 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, [2023]
- Summary:
- "Sarah Kennedy (1823-1899) was the wife of a wealthy slaveowner, D.N. Kennedy, at the outbreak of the Civil War. D.N. Kennedy was a major supporter of secession in Tennessee who was rewarded for his devotion to the new nation with a job (though vaguely defined) in the Confederate Treasury Department. He shipped off for Mississippi, leaving Sarah Kennedy to care for six young children (including a son, 'Newty,' with special needs) and watch over numerous slaves on a large plantation in Clarksville. She was burdened by ill health (both her own and her children), slaves that, one by one, disappear under federal occupation, and by the lack of consistent contact with her beloved husband owing to the Confederate mail system--which comes under surprising scrutiny here. Her letters are mostly about personal matters, but they offer significant insight into slavery and social relations in Clarksville under occupation"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- August 16, 1862-January 20, 1863
- February 2, 1863-June 17, 1863
- August 19, 1863-March 19, 1864
- March 29, 1864-February 20, 1865.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Kennedy, Sarah, 1823-1899. Civil War letters of Sarah Kennedy.
- ISBN:
- 9781621907268
- 1621907260
- OCLC:
- 1354230976
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