Intimate Strategies of the Civil War
Military Commanders and Their Wives
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- Kiadó OUP USA
- Megjelenés dátuma 2010. március 25.
- ISBN 9780195330854
- Kötéstípus Puhakötés
- Terjedelem320 oldal
- Méret 233x168x22 mm
- Súly 481 g
- Nyelv angol
- Illusztrációk 22 halftones 0
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Rövid leírás:
Carol K. Bleser and Lesley J. Gordon assemble an impressive array of leading scholars to explore the marriages of six Confederate and six Union commanders. Contributors reveal that, for many of these men, the matrimonial bond was the most important relationship in their lives, one that shaped (and was shaped by) their military experience. In some cases, the commanders' spouses proved relentless and skillful promoters of their husbands' careers. Jessie Frémont drew on all of her connections as the daughter of former Senator Thomas Hart Benton to aid her modestly talented husband John. Others bolstered their military spouses in less direct ways.
TöbbHosszú leírás:
From Robert E. and Mary Lee to Ulysses S. and Julia Grant, Intimate Strategies of the Civil War examines the marriages of twelve prominent military commanders, highlighting the impact wives had on their famous husbands' careers.
Carol K. Bleser and Lesley J. Gordon assemble an impressive array of leading scholars to explore the marriages of six Confederate and six Union commanders. Contributors reveal that, for many of these men, the matrimonial bond was the most important relationship in their lives, one that shaped (and was shaped by) their military experience. In some cases, the commanders' spouses proved relentless and skillful promoters of their husbands' careers. Jessie Frémont drew on all of her connections as the daughter of former Senator Thomas Hart Benton to aid her modestly talented husband John. Others bolstered their military spouses in less direct ways. For example, Ulysses S. Grant's relationship with Julia (a Southerner and former slave owner herself) kept him anchored in stormy times. Here, too, are tense and tempestuous pairings, such William Tecumseh Sherman and his wife Ellen--his foster sister before becoming his wife--and Jefferson Davis's fascinatingly complex bond with Varina, further complicated by the hostile rumors about the two in Richmond society. Throughout, these historians paint remarkably intimate portraits of their subjects. Readers will see these famed men in a way that they perhaps never considered: not merely as famous leaders, but as lovers, husbands and fathers.
Considering the current state of affairs, with thousands of American soldiers overseas fighting terrorism, this volume could not have come out at a better time. Families in our armed services today, who are learning the uncertainties and anxieties of having loved ones in harm's way thousands of miles from home, may find comfort and instruction from these Civil War predecessors.
Tartalomjegyzék:
Introduction
Part One: Confederate Marriages
The Marriage of Varina Howell and Jefferson Davis
The Lee Marriage
"Stonewall" and Mary Anna Jackson and the Civil War
The Marriage of LaSalle Corbell and George E. Pickett
Lizinka Campbell Brown and Richard S. Ewell
The Marriage of Amelia Gayle and Josiah Gorgas
Part Two: Union Marriages
Ulysses and Julia Grant
General and Mrs. William T. Sherman, a Contentious Marriage
The Reconstruction of a "Home"
The Civil War Marriage of Lawrence and Fannie Chamberlain
The Civil War Partnership of Elizabeth and George A. Custer
Permutations of a Marriage: John Charles and Jessie Benton Fremon's Civil War Alliance
"A Good Wife and the Best Friend in the World": the Marriage of Elizabeth Blair and S. Phillips Lee
Notes
Authors' biographies
