Virginians at War: The Civil War Experiences of Seven Young Confederates is a detailed examination of the lives of seven young Virginians who strongly supported the Confederacy from beginning to end. Their stories illustrate how devotion to the cause of independence, religious faith, family and community commitment to the struggle, and shared sacrifices tied these people to the flagging fortunes of the Confederacy. Taken together, their experiences begin to illuminate the challenges of the Civil War generation, especially those Southerners who formed the emotional core of the Confederacy....
Virginians at War: The Civil War Experiences of Seven Young Confederates is a detailed examination of the lives of seven young Virginians who strongly...
Unsurpassed as a single-volume history, John E. Selby's masterpiece analyzes the political, administrative, and military history of Virginia during the American Revolution. Stressing the contributions, in both men and material, that the state made to the new nation's war effort, Shelby shows how Virginia's leaders responded to the need to expand the state's administration and mobilize its people for war while at the same time looking westward to the vast territory beyond the Appalachians. Now available for the first time in paperback and with a new foreword by the historian Don...
Unsurpassed as a single-volume history, John E. Selby's masterpiece analyzes the political, administrative, and military history of Virginia during...
