Civil War: People and Perspectives (Perspectives in American Social History)

This volume offers a social historian's view of the Civil War, shifting the focus away from political and military leaders to look at how the war affected, and was affected by, ordinary citizens of all kinds.

• Primary source documents provide firsthand accounts of what life was like away from the spotlight of history during the Civil War

• Each essay contains two biographical sidebars that personalize the experiences discussed in the chapter