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Curiosities of the Confederate Capital

Author: Brian Burns

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2013-04-30

Total Pages: 191

ISBN-13: 1614239215

Uncover the secrets of the River City’s Confederate past. In the early days of the Civil War, Richmond was declared the capital of the Confederacy, and until now, countless stories from its tenure as the Southern headquarters have remained buried. Mary E. Walker, a Union doctor and feminist, was once held captive in the city for refusing to wear proper women’s clothing. A coffee substitute factory exploded under intriguing circumstances. Many Confederate soldiers, when in the trenches of battle, thumbed through the pages of Hugo’s Les Miserables. Author Brian Burns reveals these and many more curious tales of Civil War Richmond.

The Capitals of the Confederacy

Author: Michael C. Hardy

Publisher: History Press Library Editions

Published: 2015-04-20

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 9781540213174

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The Confederate States of America boasted five capital cities in four years. The center of the Confederate government moved from one Southern city to another, including Montgomery, Richmond, Danville, Greensboro and Charlotte. From the heady early days of the new country to the dismal last hours of a transient government, each city played a role in the Confederate story. While some of these sites are commemorated with impressive monuments and museums, others offer scant evidence of their importance in Civil War history. Join award-winning historian Michael C. Hardy as he recounts the harrowing history of the capitals of the Confederacy.

Civil War Milledgeville

Author: Hugh T. Harrington

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2005-08-01

Total Pages: 125

ISBN-13: 1614232393

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As the reader is sure to discover, the division between combatant and civilian at the local level is not always clear. With a natural curiosity to unearth the unknown, local Milledgeville author and historian Hugh T. Harrington has put forth a collection of tales and personalities that have until now gone untold or forgotten. Civil War Milledgeville shows that it is these often these forgotten events and people that have shaped our larger understanding of the Civil War. From a women's riot to a Confederate cavalry rescue, Hugh recounts local stories of heroism and cowardice, success and strife, which illuminate the history of Milledgeville.

Capitals of the Confederacy

Author: Michael C. Hardy

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 1

ISBN-13: 162619887X

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The Confederate State of Richmond

Author: Emory M. Thomas

Publisher: LSU Press

Published: 1998-10-01

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9780807123195

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In this, his first book, originally published in 1971, noted historian Emory M. Thomas offers an astute analysis of Civil War Richmond that remains unchallenged to this day. Blending official documents and city council minutes with personal diaries and newspaper accounts, Thomas vividly recounts the military, political, social, and economic experiences of the Confederate capital, providing a compelling drama of home-front war that, in Richmond's case, rivaled the spectacular events on the battlefield. One of the first studies in southern urban history, The Confederate State of Richmonddeftly demonstrates how Richmond responded to the intense demands of war and became a great capital city.

Embattled Capital

Author: Robert M. Dunkerly

Publisher: Savas Beatie

Published: 2021-01-15

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 1611214920

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A guide to the former Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, with “a good deal of historical information, much of it neglected in histories of the war” (The NYMAS Review). “On To Richmond!” cried editors for the New York Tribune in the spring of 1861. Thereafter, that call became the rallying cry for the North’s eastern armies as they marched, maneuvered, and fought their way toward the capital of the Confederacy. Just 100 miles from Washington, DC, Richmond served as a symbol of the rebellion itself. It was home to the Confederate Congress, cabinet, president, and military leadership. And it housed not only the Confederate government but also some of the Confederacy’s most important industry and infrastructure. The city was filled with prisons, hospitals, factories, training camps, and government offices. Through four years of war, armies battled at its doorsteps—and even penetrated its defenses. Civilians felt the impact of war in many ways: food shortages, rising inflation, a bread riot, industrial accidents, and eventually, military occupation. To this day, the war’s legacy remains deeply written into the city and its history. This book tells the story of the Confederate capital before, during, and after the Civil War, and serves as a guidebook including a comprehensive list of places to visit: the battlefields around the city, museums, historic sites, monuments, cemeteries, historical preservation groups, and more.

Confederate Cities

Author: Andrew L. Slap

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2015-12-01

Total Pages: 319

ISBN-13: 022630034X

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When we talk about the Civil War, we often describe it in terms of battles that took place in small towns or in the countryside: Antietam, Gettysburg, Bull Run, and, most tellingly, the Battle of the Wilderness. One reason this picture has persisted is that few urban historians have studied the war, even though cities hosted, enabled, and shaped Southern society as much as they did in the North. Confederate Cities, edited by Andrew L. Slap and Frank Towers, shifts the focus from the agrarian economy that undergirded the South to the cities that served as its political and administrative hubs. The contributors use the lens of the city to examine now-familiar Civil War–era themes, including the scope of the war, secession, gender, emancipation, and war’s destruction. This more integrative approach dramatically revises our understanding of slavery’s relationship to capitalist economics and cultural modernity. By enabling a more holistic reading of the South, the book speaks to contemporary Civil War scholars and students alike—not least in providing fresh perspectives on a well-studied war.

The Confederate Capital and Hood's Texas Brigade

Author: A. V. Winkler

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2018-01-25

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 9781982078348

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Published in 1894, this is a history of Richmond, Virginia during the Civil War, along with a history of Hood's Texas Brigade.

Curiosities of the Civil War

Author: Webb Garrison

Publisher: HarperChristian + ORM

Published: 2011-02-27

Total Pages: 558

ISBN-13: 1595553606

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Civil War buffs, be warned: Webb Garrison’s Curiosities of the Civil War may catch you off guard. Packed with obscurities and bizarre anecdotes, it spills over with specifics you’ve likely never heard. Debated, reenacted, and analyzed, the Civil War has been the subject of countless books, films, and scholarly research—many of them quite repetitious. This nuanced perspective on the war provides a glimpse beyond the bloody battles, casualties, and political conflict. You'll discover: The first sitting president to be exposed to enemy fire What badgers, pigeons, and bear cubs had in common during the war Which of Stonewall Jackson’s limbs received its own proper burial The turtle-shaped ship designed to douse its opponents with boiling water Which Confederate general was responsible for introducing camels to the Southwest This cache of peculiar characters and stories will deepen your understanding of the war and the people who engaged in it.

On to Richmond!

Author: Robert M. Dunkerly

Publisher: Emerging Civil War Series

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 9781611214918

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On to Richmond! tells the story of the Confederate capital before, during, and after the Civil War. This guidebook also includes a comprehensive list of places to visit.