Title: When Sherman marched north from the sea
Description: "Sherman's March was an invasion of both geographical and psychological space. The Union army viewed the Southern landscape as military terrain. But when they brought war into Southern households, Northern soldiers were frequently astounded by the fierceness with which white Southern women defended their homes. Campbell argues that in the household-centered South, Confederate women saw both ideological and material reasons to resist. While some Northern soldiers lauded this bravery, others regarded such behavior as inappropriate and unwomanly."

"Campbell also investigates the complexities behind African Americans' decisions either to stay on the plantation or to flee with Union troops. Black Southerners' delight at the coming of the army of "emancipation" often turned to terror as Yankees plundered their homes and assaulted black women."--Jacket.
Subjects: African Americans, History, Passive resistance, Sherman's March to the Sea, Slaves, Social aspects, Social aspects of Sherman's March to the Sea, Social conditions, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, Women, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, Résistance passive, Marche de Sherman vers la mer, 1864
Places: Confederate States of America, United States
Time periods: Civil War, 1861-1865