After the War: The Lives and Images of Major Civil War Figures After the Shooting Stopped
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After the War: The Lives and Images of Major Civil War Figures After the Shooting Stopped [David Hardin] on www.farmersmarketmusic.com *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. After the War has 0 ratings and 0 reviews. Show me a hero and I will write you a tragedy, said F. Scott Fitzgerald. Perhaps no event in American histor.
The list is necessarily short and those that are included certainly should be. Of the eleven, five are civilians and five are combatants, with the last being a chapter on the Custers, George and Elizabeth. The rest of the list contains: The irony involved in some of these stories makes for a compelling read.
For example, Winnie Davis, daughter of Jefferson and Varina, is involved in an explosive romance with the grandson of an ardent Yankee abolitionist; Tom Sherman, son of General William Sherman, becomes a priest after the favorite son dies during the war; Mrs. Davis actually become friends; and the list goes on.
The Lives and Images of Major Civil War Figures After the Shooting Stopped
Some stories reveal the animosities prevalent after the guns fell silent; the diarist Chestnut and Confederate General Johnston are but two examples. There are interesting tidbits galore, some you know and others you have forgotten; each chapter stands alone in this well written narrative.
It belongs on Civil War bookshelves at every level of expertise. Grant to Robert E. The stories of how they personally dealt with the war's aftermath are emblematic of the post-traumatic stresses of a fitfully reunited nation. This book will make a nice addition to your Civil War library.
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An engaging read that sheds light on several prominent Civil War figures' postwar experiences. For an audience familiar with the careers of these men and women, the book provides an intensely personal look at the rest of their lives that humanizes each subject.
Well if you are Confederate General John Bell Hood you have 11 children including 3 sets of twins and you die in the yellow fever epidemic of along with your wife and oldest child; if you are General Grant, you become President for 2 scandal ridden terms and then move on to Wall St where your partner absconds with the money and leaves you penniless and so to r Well lets see the Civil War started in April of and ended 4 years later at Appomattox Courthouse and what do you do after that?
Well if you are Confederate General John Bell Hood you have 11 children including 3 sets of twins and you die in the yellow fever epidemic of along with your wife and oldest child; if you are General Grant, you become President for 2 scandal ridden terms and then move on to Wall St where your partner absconds with the money and leaves you penniless and so to restore your fortune, you write your memoirs and they are published by Mark Twain and you die 3 days after you finish writing them.
The book covers quite a few other Civil War notables including Mary Lincoln, General Sherman, the diarist Mary Chestnut who never recovered from her place in high society after it being lost in the war and several others notables. This is a well written book, enjoyable and I recommend it. Sep 09, Chris rated it liked it.
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The book covers the post-Civil war lives of a number of interesting figures, including the Jefferson Davis family, Mary Lincoln, Ulysses S. A number of these are interesting characters or have interesting stories. I found it very readable -- most discussions of these folks relate to their upbringing or their actions in the American Civil War.
Feb 15, Amy rated it it was amazing Shelves: Oct 20, Michael Deeb rated it it was amazing. An interesting study of several prominent Civil War people and their lives after the war ended. I was especially intreagued with the fates of Winnie Davis and her mother as well as Gen. Jun 08, Kim rated it really liked it. I enjoyed this book very much!
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