Civil War time temporality & identity in America, 1861-1865

Wells, Cheryl A. 1972- (Author).

Summary: "Wells calls this phenomenon "battle time." To create a modern war machine, military officers tried to graft the antebellum authority of the clock onto the actual and mental terrain of the Civil War. However, as Wells's analysis of the Manassas and Gettysburg battles shows, military engagements followed their own logic, often without regard for the discipline imposed by clocks. Wells also looks at how battle time's effects spilled over into periods of inaction, and she covers not only the experiences of soldiers but also those of nurses, prisoners of war, slaves, and civilians."--Jacket.

Record details

ISBN: 9780820326573
ISBN: 0820326577
ISBN: 082034396X (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9780820343969 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 195 p.) : ill.
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Publisher: Athens : University of Georgia Press, c2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-185) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Time lost, time found : the Confederate victory at Manassas and the Union defeat at Bull Run -- "An hour too late" : the Confederate defeat at Gettysburg -- "Like a wheel in a watch" : soldiers, camp, and battle time -- Battle time : gender, modernity, and Civil War hospitals -- Doing time : the cannon, the clock, and civil war prisons -- Epilogue : antebellum temporalities in the postbellum period.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access restricted by subscription. Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.