| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Life in Gaston County -- Dallas, iron and gold manufacturing and cotton mills -- Gaston's fighting Confederates -- Soldiers, wives and mothers -- Family life -- Unionists and deserters -- Gaston violence and lawlessness -- Changing politics during the Civil War -- The African American during the war |
| Summary |
"This unique study of one Southern county's war experience tells of ordinary soldiers, wives, mothers, children, slaves, farmers, merchants, Unionists and deserters--through an examination of tax records. The recently discovered 1863 Gaston County, North Carolina, tax list provides a detailed economic and social picture of a war-weary community"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
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| SUBJECT |
Gaston County (N.C.) -- History -- 19th century
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North Carolina -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85092491
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| Subject |
North Carolina
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North Carolina -- Gaston County
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781476623306 |
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1476623309 |
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