A People's History of the Civil War
Subtitle: Struggles for the Meaning of Freedom
By: David Williams.
Series: A New Press people's history
Publisher: New Press; Distributed by W.W. Norton & Co.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 594
Subjects: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Description: "A People's History of the Civil War is "bottom up" history, illustrated with little-known anecdotes and first-person testimony. David Williams brings to life the brutal, mundane experiences of the war - such as the mutilated bodies which, in the words of one soldier, lay "thick as autumn leaves" over the fields after every major battle - and the harsh realities of battlefield medicine and wartime rations. At the same time, he gives us a moving and intimate glimpse into the personal acts of bravery and human kindness that helped to elevate a terrible fight into a sometimes-noble cause."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [543]-565) and index.