As with volume 1 (The Piedmont), this work presents letters and diary entries (and a few other documents) that tell the experiences of soldiers and civilians from the mountain counties of North Carolina during the Civil War. The counties included are Alleghany, Ashe, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey. The book is arranged chronologically, 1861 through 1865. Before each letter or diary entry, background information is provided about the writer.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Mcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
ISBN-10
0786414960
ISBN-13
9780786414963
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2436646
Product Key Features
Book Title
Civil War in North Carolina Vol. 2 : the Mountains
Author
Christopher M. Watford
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, FL, GA, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Regional Studies, Military
Publication Year
2003
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Social Science