I’m excited to announce that my new book, The Long Shadow of the Civil War: Southern Dissent and Its Legacies, has been released! Click here to see its table of contents. To purchase a […]
Just Released: “The Long Shadow of the Civil War”
Unruly Women Among the Old South’s Upper Classes; Or, What You Might Discover in the State Archives
When I wrote Unruly Women, (published 1992) I focused primarily on showing how the lives of nonslaveholding women–poor white, free black, and farm women–were impacted by living in a slaveholding society. I was particularly interested in […]
Near and Distant Pasts Revisited: My 2001 interview by David Woodbury
Researching Civil War Home Fronts and Beyond by Vikki Bynum Back in fall, 2001, just months after the release of my book, Free State of Jones, David Woodbury (moderator of Battlefields and […]
A Beautiful Craft; A Wonderful Story: Dave the Potter and “Carolina Clay”
Note from moderator, Vikki Bynum: The following post was written by David Woodbury and originally published on September 21, 2009, on David’s fascinating blog, Of Battlefields and Bibliophiles. I asked David’s permission to repost […]
Preview of Cover for THE LONG SHADOW OF THE CIVIL WAR
I am delighted with the cover designed by University of North Carolina Press for The Long Shadow of the Civil War, forthcoming February 2010. The cover’s shadowy figures and shrouded landscape not only suggest the enduring importance of place, family, and kinship in the South, […]
Civil War Letters from North Carolina: John A. Beaman to Governor Vance
Amanda and Kelly expressed interest in seeing the following letter written to Governor Zeb Vance during the midst of the war by John A. Beaman, grandson of Valentine Moore and brother-in-law to […]
“Southern Communities at War” has a new title
I’m pleased to announce that my current book-in-progress has a new title. Southern Communities at War: Essays in Civil War Dissent and Its Legacies, is now The Long Shadow of the Civil War: Southern Dissent and […]
The Inner Civil War in Montgomery Co., N.C.
By Victoria Bynum. Quoted passages are from Thoburn Freeman, grandson of Sarah Ann Hulin Moore and great-nephew of Caroline Moore Hulin. Determining what made fierce Unionists of some southerners is not always easy. Was […]
Hiram Hulin seeks Justice for his Murdered Sons
The following post appeared a few months ago on Southern Unionist Chronicles . I’ve decided to post it here as well because it relates so closely to my posts on Civil War Unionists from the North […]
Documents on the Shelton Laurel Massacre from the North Carolina State Archives
One of the grisliest mass murders of Southern Unionists occurred in 1863 in Madison County, North Carolina. Popularly known as the “Shelton Laurel Massacre,” this Civil War story was told by the late […]
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