Huts and history : the historical archaeology of military encampment during the American Civil War / edited by Clarence R. Geier, David G. Orr, Matthew B. Reeves.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Geier, Clarence R., editor.

Orr, David Gerald, 1942- editor.

Reeves, Matthew (Matthew B.), editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military archaeology--United States.

Military archaeology.

Antiquities.

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

United States.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xviii, 279 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Other Title:

Historical archaeology of military encampment during the American Civil War

Place of Publication:

Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, [2006]

Summary:

"The American Civil War soldier, confined much of the time to his camp, suffered from boredom and sickness. Encampment was not only tedious but detrimental to his health; far more soldiers died of diseases from sharing close quarters with their comrades than from wounds on the battlefield. Until now, archaeologists have concentrated their study on the battle sites and overlooked the importance of the camps. This edited collection is the first dedicated to the archaeology of Civil War encampments. The authors contend that intensive study to interpret and preserve these sites will help to ensure their protection as well as expand our understanding of the 19th-century soldier's life. Whether they mobilized tens of thousands of men for training or taught maneuvers to smaller groups, encampments are significant in several ways: as "cultural landscapes" characterized by architectural features, as socially and politically organized "mobile communities," and as infrastructures created to support soldiers' needs. The authors' techniques can be applied to camps not only of the Civil War but the French and Indian War, the American Revolution, the War of 1812, the Mexican War, and the Indian campaign." -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

I am now very comfortable situated for the winter having a very nice chimney attached to my tent, and everything that tends to make this unhappy life pleasant and agreeable / Clarence R. Geier, David G. Orr, and Matthew B. Reeves

Blueprint for nineteenth-century camps / Joseph W.A Whiteborne

Finding Civil War sites / Bryan L. Corle and Joseph F. Balicki

Guarding the junction / Brandon S. Bies

Masterly inactivity / Joseph F. Balicki

Civil War housing insights from Camp Nelson, Kentucky / W. Stephen McBride and Kim A. McBride

Right nice little house [s] / Dean E. Nelson

Under the forest floor / Matthew B. Reeves and Clarence R. Grier

Beautiful confusion / Garrett R. Fesler, Matthew R. Laird, and Hank D. Lutton

Cabin in command / David G. Orr.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780813029412

0813029414

9780813081359

0813081351

OCLC:

1520207389

Publisher Number:

90104363319

9780813029412