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Daydreams and Nightmares - A Virginia Family Faces Secession and War (Hardcover)
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Daydreams and Nightmares - A Virginia Family Faces Secession and War (Hardcover)
Series: A Nation Divided: Studies in the Civil War Era
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The story of secession-the prelude to perhaps the most dramatic
chapter in American history-has typically been told on a grand
scale. In Daydreams and Nightmares, historian Brent Tarter uses a
smaller, more intimate lens, sharing the story of one Virginia
family who found themselves in the middle of the secession debate
and saw their world torn apart as the states chose sides and went
to war. George Berlin was elected to serve as a delegate to the
Virginia Convention of 1861 as an opponent of secession, but he
ultimately changed his vote, later defending his decision in a
speech in his hometown of Buckhannon, Upshur County, and had to
flee for his safety when Union soldiers arrived. Berlin and his
wife, Susan Holt Berlin, were separated for extended periods-both
during the convention and, later, during the early years of the
Civil War. The letters they exchanged tell a harrowing story of
uncertainty, bringing to life for the modern reader an extended
family that encompassed both Confederate and Union sympathizers.
This is in part a love story. It is also a story about ordinary
people caught up in extraordinary events. Although unique in its
vividly evoked details, the Berlins' story is representative of the
drama endured by millions of Americans. Composed during the
nightmare of civil war, the Berlins' remarkably articulate letters
express the dreams of reunion and a secure future felt throughout
the entire, severed nation. In this intimate, evocative, and often
heartbreaking family story, we see up close the personal costs of
our larger national history.
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