Winchester in the Civil War
By: Jerry W. Holsworth
Publisher: History Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Charleston, SC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 142
ISBN-13: 9781609491611
Subjects: Social conditions; Military History; History
Description: "The Confederacy's lynchpin in the Shenandoah Valley, Winchester was the most disputed town of the Civil War. As control shifted between North and South more than seventy-five times, civilians coped with skirmishes in the streets, wracking disease and makeshift hospitals in their homes and churches. Out of this turmoil emerged heroes such as 'Angel of the battlefield' Tillie Russell, doctor turned soldier John Henry S. Funk and courageous mother and nurse Cornelia McDonald. Historian Jerry W. Holsworth uses diaries and letters to reveal an intimate portrait of this war-torn community, the celebrated Stonewall Brigade and the many occupations, as well as the indomitable women who inspired legend"--Page 4 of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: "Virginia right or wrong"; title: "There stands Jackson like a stonewall"; title: "The men are in the army"; title: "The women are the devil"; title: "What a vision of glory do your eyes behold now"; title: "We look to him and him alone"; title: "Can it be possible that we are a nation of cowards?"; title: "A night on the battlefield"; title: "No better dust lies in Mount Hebron Cemetery"; title: "The Stonewall Brigade".