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Two communities in the Civil War

by Edward L. Ayers

SourcesSocial conditionsSocial aspectsMilitary HistoryPersonal narrativesHistoryUnited states, history, civil war, 1861-1865

Two communities in the Civil War 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 the homefront and the battlefield and on the centrality of slavery to the conflict, emphasizing the profound uncertainty and confusion that prevailed during the war. --Book cover.

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