"Soldier mortals would not survive if they were not blessed with the gift of imagination and the pictures of hope," wrote Confederate Private Henry Graves in the trenches outside Petersburg, Virginia. "The second angel of mercy is the night dream." Providing fresh perspective on the human side of the Civil War, this book explores the dreams and imaginings of those who fought it, as recorded in their letters, journals and memoirs. Sometimes published as poems or songs or printed in newspapers, these rarely acknowledged writings reflect the personalities and experiences of their authors. Some…mehr
"Soldier mortals would not survive if they were not blessed with the gift of imagination and the pictures of hope," wrote Confederate Private Henry Graves in the trenches outside Petersburg, Virginia. "The second angel of mercy is the night dream." Providing fresh perspective on the human side of the Civil War, this book explores the dreams and imaginings of those who fought it, as recorded in their letters, journals and memoirs. Sometimes published as poems or songs or printed in newspapers, these rarely acknowledged writings reflect the personalities and experiences of their authors. Some expressions of fear, pain, loss, homesickness and disappointment are related with grim fatalism, some with glimpses of humor.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Historian Wanda Easter Burch is a retired site manager of an 18th century house museum. Her articles on 18th century history have appeared in various journals, her articles on dreams and imagery in various women's and self-help magazines. She lives in Glen, New York.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction 1. Playing for Keeps: Gods, Generals and Staff on the Battlefield 2. Artists and Music, Artists and Illustrators: Embedded Dreamers 3. Homesickness-"like fire in my bones" 4. Tenting Tonight: Dreaming of Home on the Old Campground 5. Dreaming of Children 6. "Just So" Dreams 7. Dreaming of Home-with a Smile 8. Precognitive Dreaming 9. "Sacred Soil is adhesive" 10. Families Dreaming at Home 11. Dreaming in Prison: Seven Occupants to Make a Shadow 12. Caring for the Wounded 13. Caring for Souls on the Battlefield 14. Dying Tonight on the Old Campground 15. Presentiment: I Have a Rendezvous with Death-or Life 16. Soldier's Heart 17. Slavery 18. Many Are the Hearts That Are Weary Tonight: Wishing for the War to Cease Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction 1. Playing for Keeps: Gods, Generals and Staff on the Battlefield 2. Artists and Music, Artists and Illustrators: Embedded Dreamers 3. Homesickness-"like fire in my bones" 4. Tenting Tonight: Dreaming of Home on the Old Campground 5. Dreaming of Children 6. "Just So" Dreams 7. Dreaming of Home-with a Smile 8. Precognitive Dreaming 9. "Sacred Soil is adhesive" 10. Families Dreaming at Home 11. Dreaming in Prison: Seven Occupants to Make a Shadow 12. Caring for the Wounded 13. Caring for Souls on the Battlefield 14. Dying Tonight on the Old Campground 15. Presentiment: I Have a Rendezvous with Death-or Life 16. Soldier's Heart 17. Slavery 18. Many Are the Hearts That Are Weary Tonight: Wishing for the War to Cease Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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