Widows by the thousand
Subtitle: the Civil War letters of Theophilus and Harriet Perry, 1862-1864
By: edited by M. Jane Johansson.
Contributors: Perry, Harriet, 1836-1885.; Johansson, M. Jane, 1963-
Series: The Civil War in the West
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Fayetteville
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 333
ISBN-13: 9781557286215
Subjects: Perry, Theophilus, 1833-1864 -- Correspondence.; Perry, Harriet, 1836-1885 -- Correspondence.; Confederate States of America. Army. Texas Cavalry Regiment, 28th -- Personal narratives.; Soldiers -- Texas -- Correspondence.; Married people -- Texas -- Correspondence.; Texas -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.; Arkansas -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.; Louisiana -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate.; Marshall (Tex.) -- Biography.
Genres: Correspondence.; Personal narratives.; Personal narratives, Confederate.; Biography.
Description: "This collection of letters written between Theophilus and Harriet Perry during the Civil War provides an intimate, firsthand account of the effect of the war on one young couple. Theophilus Perry war an officer with the 28th Texas Cavalry, a unit that campaigned in Arkansas and Louisiana as part of the division known as "Walker's Greyhounds." Letters from Theophilus Perry describe his service in a highly literate style that is unusual for Confederate accounts.

He documents a number of important events, including his experiences as a detached officer in Arkansas in the winter of 1862-1863, the attempt to relieve the siege of Vicksburg in the summer of 1863, mutiny in his regiment, and the Red River campaign up to early April 1864, just before he was mortally wounded in the battle of Pleasant Hill.

Conversely, Harriet Perry's writings allow the reader to witness the everyday life of an upper-class woman enduring home front deprivations, facing the hardships and fears of childbearing and child-rearing alone, and coping with other challenges resulting from her husband's absence."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-311) and index.
Table of contents: title: Series editors' preface; title: Introduction; title: Principal characters; title: The road to war; title: An army is formed; title: Texas home front; title: Arkansas campaigning and a family addition; title: Arkansas camp; title: The Vicksburg campaign; title: Time of sorrow; title: Texas winter; title: Winter before the storm; title: The Red River campaign