Confederate phoenix : rebel children and their families in South Carolina / Edmund L. Drago.

Author/creator Drago, Edmund L.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Fordham University Press, 2008.
Descriptionx, 204 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Child soldiers--South Carolina. --History. --19th century.
Children--South Carolina. --History. --19th century.
Teenagers--South Carolina. --History. --19th century.
United States--History. --Civil War, 1861-1865. --Participation, Juvenile.
South Carolina--History. --Civil War, 1861-1865. --Participation, Juvenile.
United States--History. --Civil War, 1861-1865. --Children.
South Carolina--History. --Civil War, 1861-1865. --Children.

Contents Children as a factor in war strategy -- Boy soldiers and their families -- Childrearing -- "Spilt milk" : three family cameos -- Education and nation building -- "Something for the girls" : marriage customs and girlhood -- "Going up the spout" : converging defeat on the battlefield and home front -- Baptism by fire -- Widows and orphans -- Reconstruction and redemption : the Civil War, part II -- The last phoenix : conflicting legacies, 1890-2007.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [171]-195) and index.
LCCN 2008023277
ISBN9780823229376 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0823229378 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks E 585.C54 D73 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold