North Carolina Civil War Documentary | W. Buck Yearns Jr.

406 pp., 6.125 x 9.25, 16 illus. , bibl., index

Paperback ISBN: 978-0-8078-5358-0
Published: February 2002
E-book EPUB ISBN: 978-0-8078-6650-4
Published: November 2000
E-book PDF ISBN: 979-8-8908-6765-0
Published: November 2000

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This collection of primary source material chronicles the Civil War experiences of North Carolinians from the secession crisis to the Confederate surrender at Bennett Place. In contrast to other works on the Civil War, this book focuses not on military events but on the larger issue of the societal costs of such conflicts. Through selections from diaries, newspapers, letters, official records, and other documentary sources, it offers a sober account of the intense human and economic suffering endured by the state and illustrates the complicated political realities of wartime North Carolina.

About the Authors

W. Buck Yearns, whose books include From Richmond to Texas: The 1865 Journey Home of Confederate Senator Williamson S. Oldham, lives in Greensboro, North Carolina.
For more information about W. Buck Yearns Jr., visit the Author Page.

John G. Barrett, author of The Civil War in North Carolina and Sherman's March through the Carolinas, lives in Lexington, Virginia.
For more information about John G. Barrett, visit the Author Page.

Reviews

"North Carolina's citizens, students, and scholars will take pleasure in this book. Professors Yearns and Barrett have made an informed and effective selection of documents that illustrate, often powerfully, the many aspects of wartime life in the state. . . . Readers are fortunate to have such a broad and insightful Civil War documentary."-- North Carolina Historical Review

"An excellent resource for academic libraries, and any other libraries patronized by buffs or scholars of the period."--Library Journal

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