Williamsburg's tranquility was suddenly 'gone with the wind,' as citizens had to decide, flee or stay; students to return home or join up; and slaves either runaway or remain. All under vainglorious Generals, Washington and Richmond politics, and blockade-caused shortages of every necessity imaginable.
Yet, somehow, people fall in love, even marry, care for wounded, and survive hardship and deprivation.
These are the stories of real people from diverse walks of life during the Peninsula campaign. From massing Federals at Fort Monroe through the battles of Big Bethel and Williamsburg and the subsequent occupation, these are the stories of how people from diverse walks of life survived when the Civil War Comes Home.
ISBN-13: 978-1477204849
Original Publication Date: 2012
What was it like living in a small sleepy Southern town when the war suddenly arrived on the doorstep 150 years ago? These are the stories of residents from various walks of life, and the struggles they face as the Union’s Peninsula Campaign deploys forces to Fort Monroe, then continues, ‘On to Richmond!’ as their battle cry went.
William & Mary students face life-changing decisions: to return home, or enlist with their classmates? Some of them would become heroes, but many more casualties.
Virginia possessed the largest number of the estimated 200,000 Southerners who fled their homes during the American Civil War (1861–1865). There were three broad classes of refugees in Virginia during the war—slaves, white Unionists and other dissidents, and Confederates—although historians have tended to focus only on Confederates. These three groups shared some of the same dislocations, but their experiences of the war differed dramatically.
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Virginia possessed the largest number of the estimated 200,000 Southerners who fled their homes during the American Civil War (1861–1865). There were three broad classes of refugees in Virginia during the war—slaves, white Unionists and other dissidents, and Confederates—although historians have tended to focus only on Confederates. These three groups shared some of the same dislocations, but their experiences of the war differed dramatically.
If you think you have read all you want to about our Civil War you will still find this book intriguing. Mckenzie takes you to Williamsburg, VA and offers more on the action there.
By Gene Leonard 5-STAR REVIEWER Amazon.com
Another enjoyable and educational read by this great author! McKenzie presents an evenhanded approach to North-South issues, and his many characters bring out the best and worst of both sides.
By Richard J. Titi 5-STAR REVIEWER Amazon.com
