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States at War, Volume 6
Richard F. Miller
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The Confederate States Chronology and a Reference Guide for South Carolina in the Civil War
出版Brandeis University Press, 2018-03-06
主題History / Military / GeneralHistory / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)Reference / GeneralSocial Science / Anthropology / Cultural & SocialSocial Science / Sociology / General
ISBN15126010719781512601077
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=SgAjEQAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Although many Civil War reference books exist, Civil War researchers have until now had no single compendium to consult on important details about the combatant states (and territories). This crucial reference work, the sixth in the States at War series, provides vital information on the organization, activities, economies, demographics, and laws of Civil War South Carolina. This volume also includes the Confederate States Chronology. Miller enlists multiple sources, including the statutes, Journals of Congress, departmental reports, general orders from Richmond and state legislatures, and others, to illustrate the rise and fall of the Confederacy. In chronological order, he presents the national laws intended to harness its manpower and resources for war, the harsh realities of foreign diplomacy, the blockade, and the costs of states’ rights governance, along with mounting dissent; the effects of massive debt financing, inflation, and loss of credit; and a growing raggedness within the ranks of its army. The chronology provides a factual framework for one of history’s greatest ironies: in the end, the war to preserve slavery could not be won while 35 percent of the population was enslaved.