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Civil War histories typically center on the deeds of generals and sweeping depictions of battle. This unique study of one Southern county's war experience tells of ordinary soldiers and their wives, mothers and 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, recording what taxpayers owned, cataloging slaves by name, age and monetary value, and assessing luxury items. Contemporary diaries, letters and other previously unpublished documents complete the picture, describing cotton mill operations, the lives of slaves, political disagreements, rationales for soldiers' enlistments and desertions, and economic struggles on the home front.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
1. Life in Gaston County
2. Dallas, Iron and Gold Manufacturing and Cotton Mills
3. Gaston's Fighting Confederates
4. Soldiers, Wives and Mothers
5. Family Life
6. Unionists and Deserters
7. Gaston Violence and Lawlessness
8. Changing Politics During the Civil War
9. The African American During the War
Concluding Thoughts
Appendix: Gaston County Tax List of 1863
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index



