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Archaeological Perspectives on the American Civil War

Name: Archaeological Perspectives on the American Civil War
Author: Clarence R. Geier
ISBN: 9780813026510

Edited by Clarence R. Geier and Stephen R. Potter

Published by: University Press of Florida

From studies of Antietam Battlefield, site of the bloodiest day in American military history, to Andersonville, the infamous Confederate prison, these graphically illustrated essays broaden our understanding of the American Civil War.

448 Pages7.00 × 10.00121 b/w illus., 29 tables, glossary, references, index

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9780813026510
Published: February 28, 2003

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From the introduction:
"Archaeological Perspectives on the American Civil War is must reading for professionals, collectors, and all people interested in battlefield archaeology, the material culture of the Civil War era, and the preservation of associated sites. Because of the popularity of Civil War literature and archaeology, this well-illustrated and well-written publication will appeal to the general public, as well as to the professional community."—Edwin C. Bearss, historian emeritus, National Park Service
"Speaks to the carnage of war, figuratively and literally, as each author [investigates] the physical evidence of the war and its ramifications to those living at the time and in our culture today. There is little question that the American Civil War changed the fabric of our culture in ways that are still being felt today, and this volume provides a real and tangible link, via the material culture left behind by its participants, to that time."—Douglas D. Scott, Midwest Archaeology Center, Lincoln, Nebraska

"An impressive compendium of varying but related methods of understanding the war through historical archaeology. Readers willing to expend some effort will come away with a better understanding of the Civil War."—Civil War Book Review
"Geier and Potter deliver a great book that includes archaeological fieldwork, site type diversity, and theoretical perspectives, which provide something for every reader. The authors' contributions vividly convey the battles and effects on the civilian population from participant soldier, prisoner, caregiver, commercial, and civilian perspectives. Connections between contemporary life and Civil War events are made easily here. These connections and extensive use of primary historical sources make the book an excellent undergraduate and graduate text."—Southeastern Archaeology

Contents

Introduction, by Edwin C. Bearss

"To Peel This Land," by Clarence R. Geier and Stephen R. Potter

Part I. Tactics and the Conduct of Battle

1. "No Maneuvering and Very Little Tactics": Archaeology and the Battle of Brawner Farm, by Stephen R. Potter, Robert C. Sonderman, Marian C. Creveling, and Susannah L. Dean

2. The Submarine H. L. Hunley: Confederate Innovation and Southern Icon, by Steven D. Smith

3. Fortifying the Landscape: An Archaeological Study of Military Engineering and the Atlanta Campaign, by Robert J. Fryman

4. An Irishman Dies at Antietam: An Archaeology of the Individual, by Stephen R. Potter and Douglas W. Owsley

5. The Battle of Cool Spring, July 16-20, 1864, by Joseph Whitehorne and Clarence R. Geier

Part II. The Home Front and Military Life

6. "For the Convenience and Comforts of the Soldiers and Employees at the Depot": Archaeology of the Owens' House/Post Office Complex, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, by W. Stephen McBride, Susan C. Andrews, and Sean P. Coughlin

7. Defending the Capital: The Civil War Garrison at Fort C. F. Smith, by Joseph Balicki

8. The Sheridan Field Hospital, Winchester, Virginia, 1864, by Joseph W. A. Whitehorne, Clarence R. Geier, and Warren R. Hofstra

9. Far from the Battlefield: Archaeology at Andersonville Prison, by Guy Prentice and Marie C. Prentice

10. Antietam: The Cultural Impact of Battle on an Agrarian Landscape, by Elise Manning-Sterling

11. "Four Years of Hell": Domestic Life in Harpers Ferry during the Civil War, by Paul A. Shackel

12. "The Colored Laborers Work as Well as When Slaves": African Americans in the Breadbasket of the Confederacy, 1850-1880, by Kenneth E. Koons

13. "Free within Ourselves": African American Landscapes at Manassas National Battlefield Park, by Laura J. Galke

14. Battling beyond First and Second Manassas: Perseverance on a Free African American Farm Site, by Erika K. Martin Seibert and Mia Parsons

Part III. New Methods and Techniques

15. The Archaeology of Retreat: Systematic Metal Detector Survey and Information System Analysis at the Battlefield of Chickamauga, September 1863, by John E. Cornelison, Jr.

16. Surveying the Civil War: Methodological Approaches at Antietam Battlefield, by Bruce B. Sterling and Bernard W. Slaughter

17. Archaeological Interpretations of the Battle of Antietam through Analysis of Small Arms Projectiles, by Bruce B. Sterling

18. Double the Cannister and Give ‘Em Hell: Artillery at Antietam, by Jeffrey Harbison

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