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Richmond became the capital of the Confederacy when Virginia joined the Southern cause, marking the city as a prime target for the Union army. General McClellan was the first Union leader to lay siege to Richmond, and that was just the beginning. The attractive and genteel city of Richmond would be transformed into a refugee camp, a scene of riots, and a city-sized hospital before the war was over. Making use of diaries, letters, and newspaper accounts from the era, Wright brings readers face to face with the men and women who fought for the city, endured starvation, observed Lee's defeats and Grant's progress, and witnessed the Confederacy's last days.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half title
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Prologue of Spring
- Chapter 2: Revolution or Rebellion
- Chapter 3: Every House a House of Mourning
- Chapter 4: Prince John and the Little Napoleon
- Chapter 5: Phenomenally Mismanaged
- Chapter 6: Somebody’s Darling
- Chapter 7: A Thief and Harlot Riot
- Chapter 8: The Greatest Extortioners
- Chapter 9: Butchers, Quacks, and Claude Minié
- Chapter 10: The Saddest Day of My Life
- Chapter 11: Inflation, Croakers, and Tunnels
- Chapter 12: Rusty, Dilapidated, and War Worn
- Chapter 13: Oh, Lord, How Long, How Long?
- Chapter 14: Libby and the Biggest Yankee
- Chapter 15: With Saddened Mien
- Chapter 16: Rumors of Peace and Sable Soldiers
- Chapter 17: The Last Confederate
- Chapter 18: The Yankees Are Coming
- Chapter 19: Damnyankees and Damnrebels
- Epilogue: A personal Afterthought
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Final Comment
- Index