Vicksburg's Long Shadow
Subtitle: The Civil War Legacy of Race and Remembrance
By: Christopher Waldrep.
Series: The American crisis series
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Lanham, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 344
Subjects: Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Mississippi -- Vicksburg; Milliken's Bend, Battle of, La., 1863; Slaves -- Emancipation -- Southern States; Racism -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Racism -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century; Vicksburg (Miss.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Vicksburg (Miss.) -- History -- Siege, 1863; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- African Americans; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Influence
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 324-334) and index.
Table of contents: title: War; title: The meaning of the Civil War in Reconstruction; title: The generals' war; title: The boys from Iowa; title: The great reunion; title: A farewell to arms; title: A new deal; title: Herman Lieb's report on Milliken's Bend; title: "The Battle of Milliken's Bend" / by David Cornwell; title: Reported lynchings in Warren County; title: State monuments on the Vicksburg battleground.