The women's war in the South
Subtitle: recollections and reflections of the American Civil War
By: edited by Charles G. Waugh & Martin H. Greenberg ; [introduction by Catherine Clinton].
Contributors: Waugh, Charles.; Greenberg, Martin Harry.
Publisher: Cumberland House
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Nashville, Tenn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 432
Subjects: Women -- Southern States -- Biography.; Women -- Confederate States of America -- History -- Sources.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Women.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects.; Confederate States of America -- History -- Sources.
Description: Provides first-person accounts in which Southern women describetheir experiences during the Civil War, discussing how the conflict, which claimed their men, forced them into the unfamiliar roles of farmers, workers barterers, spies, and even soldiers.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 421-426) and index.