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Between March 1863 and July 1865, Confederate newlyweds Brigadier
General Gabriel C. Wharton and Anne Radford Wharton wrote 524
letters, and all survived, unknown until now. Separated by twenty
years in age and differing opinions on myriad subjects, these
educated and articulate Confederates wrote frankly and perceptively
on their Civil War world. Sharing opinions on generals and
politicians, the course of the war, the fate of the Confederacy,
life at home, and their wavering loyalties, the Whartons explored
the shifting gender roles brought on by war, changing relations
between slave owners and enslaved people, the challenges of life
behind Confederate lines, the pain of familial loss, the
definitions of duty and honor, and more. Featuring one of the
fullest known sets of correspondence by a high-level officer and
his wife, this volume reveals the Whartons' wartime experience from
their courtship in the spring of 1863 to June 1865, when Gabriel
Wharton swore loyalty to the United States and accepted parole
before returning home. William C. Davis and Sue Heth Bell's
thoughtful editing guides readers into this world of experience and
its ongoing historical relevance.
Between March 1863 and July 1865, Confederate newlyweds Brigadier
General Gabriel C. Wharton and Anne Radford Wharton wrote 524
letters, and all survived, unknown until now. Separated by twenty
years in age and differing opinions on myriad subjects, these
educated and articulate Confederates wrote frankly and perceptively
on their Civil War world. Sharing opinions on generals and
politicians, the course of the war, the fate of the Confederacy,
life at home, and their wavering loyalties, the Whartons explored
the shifting gender roles brought on by war, changing relations
between slave owners and enslaved people, the challenges of life
behind Confederate lines, the pain of familial loss, the
definitions of duty and honor, and more. Featuring one of the
fullest known sets of correspondence by a high-level officer and
his wife, this volume reveals the Whartons' wartime experience from
their courtship in the spring of 1863 to June 1865, when Gabriel
Wharton swore loyalty to the United States and accepted parole
before returning home. William C. Davis and Sue Heth Bell's
thoughtful editing guides readers into this world of experience and
its ongoing historical relevance.
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