Intimate strategies of the Civil War : military commanders and their wives / edited by Carol K. Bleser and Lesley J. Gordon.
| Other author | Bleser, Carol K. Rothrock. |
| Other author | Gordon, Lesley J. (Lesley Jill) |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001. |
| Description | xxiii, 292 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : portraits ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The marriage of Varina Howell and Jefferson Davis : a portrait of the President and the First Lady of the Confederacy / Carol K. Bleser -- The Lee marriage / Emory M. Thomas -- "A sweet solace to my lonely heart" : "Stonewall" and Mary Anna Jackson and the Civil War / Sarah E. Gardner -- "Cupid does not readily give way to Mars" : the marriage of LaSalle Corbell and George E. Pickett / Lesley J. Gordon -- "All say they are under petticoat government" : Lizinka Campbell Brown and Richard S. Ewell / Peter S. Carmichael -- The marriage of Amelia Gayle and Josiah Gorgas / Sarah Woolfolk Wiggins -- A marriage tested by war : Ulysses and Julia Grant / John Y. Simon -- General and Mrs. William T. Sherman, a contentious union / John F. Marszalek -- The reconstruction of "home" : the Civil War and the marriage of Lawrence and Fannie Chamberlain / Jennifer Lund Smith -- The Civil War partnership of Elizabeth and George A. Custer / Shirley A. Leckie -- Permutations of a marriage : John Charles and Jessie Benton Frémont's Civil War alliance / Pamela Herr -- "A good wife, the best friend in the world" : the marriage of Elizabeth Blair and S. Phillips Lee / Virginia Jeans Laas. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-289) and index. |
| LCCN | 2001036064 |
| ISBN | 0195115090 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | E467 .I58 2001 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |