Two Communities in the Civil War

by Andrew J. Torget, Andrew J. Torget

This selection of documents offers an insightful look at one Northern and one Southern community only 200 miles apart in the Shenandoah Valley during the Civil War. The casebook focuses on the deep connections between homefront and battlefront and on the centrality of slavery to the conflict, emphasizing the profound uncertainty and confusion that prevailed during the war.

315 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2006

Reviews

[Christopher Walls · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent resource on showing the similarities between two communities and how brother came to fight brother.