Cultures in conflict--the American Civil War
By: Steven E. Woodworth.
Series: The Greenwood Press cultures in conflict series,
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 220
Subjects: Culture conflict -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects.
Genres: Sources.; Personal narratives.
Other titles: American Civil War
Description: "The American Civil War was primarily a conflict of cultures, and slavery was the largest single cultural factor separating North and South. This collection of carefully selected memoirs, diaries, letters, and reminiscences of ordinary Northerners and Southerners who experienced the war as soldiers or civilians brings to life the conflict in culture, principles, attitudes, hopes, courage, and suffering of both sides.

Woodworth, a Civil War historian, has selected a wide variety of moving first-person accounts. Each account tells a story of a life and reveals the attitudes of ordinary people and the real conditions of war - both in the field and on the homefront."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.