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The Unseen Frontline - 30 Powerful Narratives of Civilian Endurance and Aid in the Civil War
Civilian Courage: Voices Behind the Civil War's BattlefieldsBy Louisa May Alcott, Adam Gurowski, Walt Whitman, William E. Barton, William Howard Russell, Sarah H. Bradford, Thomas E. Taylor, Mary Rhodes Waring Henagan, Susan R. Jervey, Charlotte St. J. Ravenel, Myrta Lockett Avary, Henry Martyn Kieffer, Mary Ann Loughborough, Sarah Morgan Dawson, Elizabeth Bacon Custer, Sara Agnes Rice Pryor, Eliza Frances Andrews, John Beauchamp Jones, Susie King Taylor, Mary Ann Harris Gay, Parthenia Antoinette Hague, C. T. Quintard, Maud E. Morrow, Phoebe Yates Pember, S. Emma E. Edmonds, Mary Boykin Chesnut, George Barton, Fannie A. Beers, Sarah Ellen Blackwell, Tillie Pierce Alleman
Length319h 43m
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The Unseen Frontline - 30 Powerful Narratives of Civilian Endurance and Aid in the Civil War offers a profound exploration into the everyday life and challenges of civilians during one of America's most tumultuous periods. These testimonies expose the true sufferance, the selfless support of the troops, the bravery and many challenges they endured. From volunteers, nurses, doctors, to women and children left behind to work on plantations and suffer the consequences of passing enemy troops, this anthology documents the tenacity and resilience of those who didn't carry a gun. The collected works present a multitude of perspectives, shedding light on the diverse experiences and crucial roles civilians played in shaping the war's outcome. This literary compilation is an invaluable resource, revealing the lesser-known yet equally significant struggles and contributions of non-combatants. At the heart of this collection are voices that, while often overshadowed by the more prominent military narratives, represent an essential component of Civil War history. Edited with a keen eye for historical accuracy and cultural significance, the anthology benefits from the varied backgrounds of its contributors. These works align with and expand upon the known historical and literary movements of the era, offering readers access to a wide array of experiences, from Southern women maintaining plantations in the absence of men, to Northern volunteers in field hospitals. The diverse authors, including Louisa May Alcott and Walt Whitman, enrich the anthology's scope, providing a multi-faceted view of civilian endurance. This anthology is an essential read for anyone looking to understand the broader implications of the Civil War, beyond the battlefield.
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GenreHistory, Literary Classics
Length319 hrs 43 mins
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Publish dateJul 31, 2024
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Unseen Frontline - 30 Powerful Narratives of Civilian Endurance and Aid in the Civil War
73Boots and Saddles, Tenting on the Plains & Following the Guidon (pt. 8)
2My Memoirs of the Civil War (pt. 1)
74Boots and Saddles, Tenting on the Plains & Following the Guidon (pt. 9)
3My Memoirs of the Civil War (pt. 2)
75Boots and Saddles, Tenting on the Plains & Following the Guidon (pt. 10)
4My Memoirs of the Civil War (pt. 3)
76Boots and Saddles, Tenting on the Plains & Following the Guidon (pt. 11)
5My Memoirs of the Civil War (pt. 4)
77Boots and Saddles, Tenting on the Plains & Following the Guidon (pt. 12)
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6My Memoirs of the Civil War (pt. 5)
78Boots and Saddles, Tenting on the Plains & Following the Guidon (pt. 13)
7My Memoirs of the Civil War (pt. 6)
79Boots and Saddles, Tenting on the Plains & Following the Guidon (pt. 14)
8My Memoirs of the Civil War (pt. 7)
80Reminiscences of Peace and War: Memoirs of a Southern Woman during the Civil War (pt. 1)
9The Diary of Adam Gurowski: March 4, 1861 - October 18, 1863 (pt. 1)
81Reminiscences of Peace and War: Memoirs of a Southern Woman during the Civil War (pt. 2)
10The Diary of Adam Gurowski: March 4, 1861 - October 18, 1863 (pt. 2)
82Reminiscences of Peace and War: Memoirs of a Southern Woman during the Civil War (pt. 3)
11The Diary of Adam Gurowski: March 4, 1861 - October 18, 1863 (pt. 3)
83Reminiscences of Peace and War: Memoirs of a Southern Woman during the Civil War (pt. 4)
12The Diary of Adam Gurowski: March 4, 1861 - October 18, 1863 (pt. 4)
84Reminiscences of Peace and War: Memoirs of a Southern Woman during the Civil War (pt. 5)
13The Diary of Adam Gurowski: March 4, 1861 - October 18, 1863 (pt. 5)
85The Wartime Journal of a Georgia Girl (pt. 1)
14The Diary of Adam Gurowski: March 4, 1861 - October 18, 1863 (pt. 6)
86The Wartime Journal of a Georgia Girl (pt. 2)
15The Diary of Adam Gurowski: March 4, 1861 - October 18, 1863 (pt. 7)
87The Wartime Journal of a Georgia Girl (pt. 3)
16The Diary of Adam Gurowski: March 4, 1861 - October 18, 1863 (pt. 8)
88The Wartime Journal of a Georgia Girl (pt. 4)
17Memoirs & Letters of Walt Whitman (pt. 1)
89The Wartime Journal of a Georgia Girl (pt. 5)
18Memoirs & Letters of Walt Whitman (pt. 2)
90A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital (pt. 1)
19Memoirs & Letters of Walt Whitman (pt. 3)
91A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital (pt. 2)
20Memoirs & Letters of Walt Whitman (pt. 4)
92A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital (pt. 3)
21Memoirs & Letters of Walt Whitman (pt. 5)
93A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital (pt. 4)
22Memoirs & Letters of Walt Whitman (pt. 6)
94A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital (pt. 5)
23Memoirs & Letters of Walt Whitman (pt. 7)
95A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital (pt. 6)
24The Life of Clara Barton, the Founder of the American Red Cross (pt. 1)
96A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital (pt. 7)
25The Life of Clara Barton, the Founder of the American Red Cross (pt. 2)
97A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital (pt. 8)
26The Life of Clara Barton, the Founder of the American Red Cross (pt. 3)
98A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital (pt. 9)
27The Life of Clara Barton, the Founder of the American Red Cross (pt. 4)
99A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital (pt. 10)
28The Life of Clara Barton, the Founder of the American Red Cross (pt. 5)
100A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital (pt. 11)
29The Life of Clara Barton, the Founder of the American Red Cross (pt. 6)
101A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital (pt. 12)
30The Life of Clara Barton, the Founder of the American Red Cross (pt. 7)
102A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital (pt. 13)
31The Life of Clara Barton, the Founder of the American Red Cross (pt. 8)
103A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital (pt. 14)
32The Life of Clara Barton, the Founder of the American Red Cross (pt. 9)
104A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital (pt. 15)
33The Life of Clara Barton, the Founder of the American Red Cross (pt. 10)
105A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital (pt. 16)
34The Life of Clara Barton, the Founder of the American Red Cross (pt. 11)
106Reminiscences of My Life in Camp
35My Diary – North and South (pt. 1)
107Life in Dixie during the War, 1861-1862-1863-1864-1865 (pt. 1)
36My Diary – North and South (pt. 2)
108Life in Dixie during the War, 1861-1862-1863-1864-1865 (pt. 2)
37My Diary – North and South (pt. 3)
109Life in Dixie during the War, 1861-1862-1863-1864-1865 (pt. 3)
38My Diary – North and South (pt. 4)
110Life in Dixie during the War, 1861-1862-1863-1864-1865 (pt. 4)
39My Diary – North and South (pt. 5)
111Life in Dixie during the War, 1861-1862-1863-1864-1865 (pt. 5)
40My Diary – North and South (pt. 6)
112A Blockaded Family: Life in Southern Alabama during the Civil War (pt. 1)
41My Diary – North and South (pt. 7)
113A Blockaded Family: Life in Southern Alabama during the Civil War (pt. 2)
42My Diary – North and South (pt. 8)
114Doctor Quintard, Chaplain C.S.A. and Second Bishop of Tennessee: Being His Story of the War, 1861-1865 (pt. 1)
43My Diary – North and South (pt. 9)
115Doctor Quintard, Chaplain C.S.A. and Second Bishop of Tennessee: Being His Story of the War, 1861-1865 (pt. 2)
44My Diary – North and South (pt. 10)
116Doctor Quintard, Chaplain C.S.A. and Second Bishop of Tennessee: Being His Story of the War, 1861-1865 (pt. 3)
45My Diary – North and South (pt. 11)
117Recollections of the Civil War
46Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman (pt. 1)
118A Southern Woman's Story (pt. 1)
47Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman (pt. 2)
119A Southern Woman's Story (pt. 2)
48Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman (pt. 3)
120Nurse and Spy in the Union Army: The Adventures and Experiences of a Woman in Hospitals, Camps, and Battle-Fields (pt. 1)
49Running the Blockade: A Personal Narrative of Adventures, Risks, and Escapes During the American Civil War (pt. 1)
121Nurse and Spy in the Union Army: The Adventures and Experiences of a Woman in Hospitals, Camps, and Battle-Fields (pt. 2)
50Running the Blockade: A Personal Narrative of Adventures, Risks, and Escapes During the American Civil War (pt. 2)
122Nurse and Spy in the Union Army: The Adventures and Experiences of a Woman in Hospitals, Camps, and Battle-Fields (pt. 3)
51Two Diaries From Middle St. John's, Berkeley, South Carolina, February-May, 1865
123Nurse and Spy in the Union Army: The Adventures and Experiences of a Woman in Hospitals, Camps, and Battle-Fields (pt. 4)
52A Virginia Girl in the Civil War, 1861-1865 (pt. 1)
124A Diary From Dixie (pt. 1)
53A Virginia Girl in the Civil War, 1861-1865 (pt. 2)
125A Diary From Dixie (pt. 2)
54A Virginia Girl in the Civil War, 1861-1865 (pt. 3)
126A Diary From Dixie (pt. 3)
55A Virginia Girl in the Civil War, 1861-1865 (pt. 4)
127A Diary From Dixie (pt. 4)
56The Recollections of a Drummer-Boy (pt. 1)
128A Diary From Dixie (pt. 5)
57The Recollections of a Drummer-Boy (pt. 2)
129A Diary From Dixie (pt. 6)
58The Recollections of a Drummer-Boy (pt. 3)
130A Diary From Dixie (pt. 7)
59My Cave Life in Vicksburg (pt. 1)
131Angels of the Battlefield: A History of the Labors of the Catholic Sisterhoods in the Late Civil War (pt. 1)
60My Cave Life in Vicksburg (pt. 2)
132Angels of the Battlefield: A History of the Labors of the Catholic Sisterhoods in the Late Civil War (pt. 2)
61A Confederate Girl's Diary (pt. 1)
133Angels of the Battlefield: A History of the Labors of the Catholic Sisterhoods in the Late Civil War (pt. 3)
62A Confederate Girl's Diary (pt. 2)
134Angels of the Battlefield: A History of the Labors of the Catholic Sisterhoods in the Late Civil War (pt. 4)
63A Confederate Girl's Diary (pt. 3)
135Angels of the Battlefield: A History of the Labors of the Catholic Sisterhoods in the Late Civil War (pt. 5)
64A Confederate Girl's Diary (pt. 4)
136Memories: A Record of Personal Experience and Adventure During Four Years of War (pt. 1)
65A Confederate Girl's Diary (pt. 5)
137Memories: A Record of Personal Experience and Adventure During Four Years of War (pt. 2)
66Boots and Saddles, Tenting on the Plains & Following the Guidon (pt. 1)
138Memories: A Record of Personal Experience and Adventure During Four Years of War (pt. 3)
67Boots and Saddles, Tenting on the Plains & Following the Guidon (pt. 2)
139Memories: A Record of Personal Experience and Adventure During Four Years of War (pt. 4)
68Boots and Saddles, Tenting on the Plains & Following the Guidon (pt. 3)
140Memories: A Record of Personal Experience and Adventure During Four Years of War (pt. 5)
69Boots and Saddles, Tenting on the Plains & Following the Guidon (pt. 4)
141A Military Genius: Life of Anna Ella Carroll of Maryland (pt. 1)
70Boots and Saddles, Tenting on the Plains & Following the Guidon (pt. 5)
142A Military Genius: Life of Anna Ella Carroll of Maryland (pt. 2)
71Boots and Saddles, Tenting on the Plains & Following the Guidon (pt. 6)
143A Military Genius: Life of Anna Ella Carroll of Maryland (pt. 3)
72Boots and Saddles, Tenting on the Plains & Following the Guidon (pt. 7)
144At Gettysburg - What a Girl Experienced in the Battle
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