Title: Widows by the thousand
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 was 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. - Jacket flap.
Subjects: Arkansas Civil War, 1861-1865, Biography, Confederate Personal narratives, Confederate States of America, Confederate States of America. Army. Texas Cavalry Regiment, 28th, Correspondence, History, Louisiana Civil War, 1861-1865, Married people, Personal narratives, Soldiers, Texas Civil War, 1861-1865, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, Confederate states of america, army, Soldiers, correspondence, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, personal narratives, Arkansas, history, Texas, history, Louisiana, history, Periodicals, Per
Places: Arkansas, Louisiana, Marshall (Tex.), Texas, United States
People: Harriet Perry (1836-1885), Theophilus Perry (1833-1864)
Time periods: Civil War, 1861-1865