Robert C. Carpenter

Gaston County, North Carolina, in the Civil War

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Produktbeschreibung

Civil War histories typically center on the deeds of generals and sweeping depictions of battle. This unique study of one Southern county's war experience tells of ordinary soldiers and their wives, mothers and children, slaves, farmers, merchants, Unionists and deserters--through an examination of tax records. The recently discovered 1863 Gaston County, North Carolina, tax list provides a detailed economic and social picture of a war-weary community, recording what taxpayers owned, cataloging slaves by name, age and monetary value, and assessing luxury items. Contemporary diaries, letters and other previously unpublished documents complete the picture, describing cotton mill operations, the lives of slaves, political disagreements, rationales for soldiers' enlistments and desertions, and economic struggles on the home front.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 338
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 637g
• ISBN-13: 9781476662442
• ISBN-10: 1476662444
• Artikelnr.: 43604313

Autorenporträt

Retired principal Robert C. Carpenter is an adjunct professor at Belmont Abbey College and the president and editor of Footprints in Time, the bulletin for the Gaston Lincoln Genealogical Society. He lives in Bessemer City, North Carolina.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction 1.
Life in Gaston County 2.
Dallas, Iron and Gold Manufacturing and Cotton Mills 3.
Gaston's Fighting Confederates 4.
Soldiers, Wives and Mothers 5.
Family Life 6.
Unionists and Deserters 7.
Gaston Violence and Lawlessness 8.
Changing Politics During the Civil War 9.
The African American During the War Concluding Thoughts Appendix: Gaston County Tax List of 1863 Chapter Notes Bibliography Index