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Tennessee Women in the Civil War

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Description:Tennessee’s women experience the cataclysm of the civil war firsthand. They heard the roar of cannon and ministered to the dying on the battlefield. While troops passed in waves of gray and blue, women eked out a living from trampled fields and tried to shield their families from harm. They prayed for their kin and mourned their dead. Putting their beliefs into action, women debated the merits of secession with occupation troops and organized supplies for the men in the field. They took flight for the promise of freedom and abandoned their homes for the hope of safety. By war’s end, women across the state had witnessed more death and destruction then they had ever imagined possible. Stretching before the lay the work of reuniting their families, rebuilding their communities, and completing the transition from slavery to freedom. This volume shares with Tennessee women’s varied and dramatic encounters with war and its stunning consequences as women tried to adapt to the changes wrought on by the war while retaining elements of their antebellum lives.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Tennessee Women in the Civil War. To get started finding Tennessee Women in the Civil War, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 187

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: The Tennessee Historical Society

Release: 2014

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Description: Tennessee’s women experience the cataclysm of the civil war firsthand. They heard the roar of cannon and ministered to the dying on the battlefield. While troops passed in waves of gray and blue, women eked out a living from trampled fields and tried to shield their families from harm. They prayed for their kin and mourned their dead. Putting their beliefs into action, women debated the merits of secession with occupation troops and organized supplies for the men in the field. They took flight for the promise of freedom and abandoned their homes for the hope of safety. By war’s end, women across the state had witnessed more death and destruction then they had ever imagined possible. Stretching before the lay the work of reuniting their families, rebuilding their communities, and completing the transition from slavery to freedom. This volume shares with Tennessee women’s varied and dramatic encounters with war and its stunning consequences as women tried to adapt to the changes wrought on by the war while retaining elements of their antebellum lives.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Tennessee Women in the Civil War. To get started finding Tennessee Women in the Civil War, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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