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1 online resource (1 audio file (18hr., 08 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
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Read by Chris Walker. |
| Summary |
As fresh and poignant today as when they were written, these touching letters capture the heart of everyday life during the Civil War. Set both at home in Florida and on the front, the letters were written by two generations of families whose members included radical secessionists, moderates, and even a few unionists. The domestic letters, written mostly by mothers and daughters, describe their emotions in dealing with Yankee invaders and slaves and offer a rare picture of the expanded role of women as farm managers. From the military camps, soldiers write about Abe Lincoln, "coloured troops," and deadly battles. Especially, though, the letters tell a love story between Winston Stephens and Tivie Bryant, whose brief married life was interrupted by the war, then destroyed when Winston was killed in battle, days before their only son was born. |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate.
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Florida -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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Stephens, Winston John Thomas, 1829-1864 -- Correspondence.
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Bryant, Octavia Louisa, 1841-1908 -- Correspondence.
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Married people -- Florida -- Correspondence.
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Stevens family -- Correspondence.
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Bryant family -- Correspondence.
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Florida -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Biography.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Biography.
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Welaka (Fla.) -- Biography.
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Blakey, Arch Fredric.
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Lainhart, Ann S.
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Stephens, Winston Bryant.
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Walker, Chris, 1968-
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781982495169 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1982495162 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT10028443 |
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