19th Century, Civil War Era (Temporal Keyword)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Brockington and Associates, Inc.. Tidewater Atlantic Research, Inc.. Eric C. Poplin. Gordon Watts. Edward Salo. Kristrina A. Shuler. Dave Baluha. Emily Jateff. Nicole Isenbarger. Charles F. Philips.

Archival research focused on the role of ferries in the development of the colony and state of South Carolina, and the particular role of the Combahee Ferry in the region. This included the development of infrastructure within the region and state, military operations during the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, and the development of rice plantations along this portion of the Combahee River. Particular attention was given to the June 1-2, 1863, Combahee River Raid, conducted by the 2nd South...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Maggie L. Yancey.

During the Civil War, alcohol use and abuse took on a new life. Soldiers went on drunken rampages, civilians took "sprees" sometimes ending in death, the Union imposed a whiskey tax, and the Confederacy experimented with prohibition. But what did it really mean? From a general’s beloved brandy flask, and a southern lady’s wineglasses, to a disheartened soldier’s identifying himself as an empty cup, gendered attachments to the material culture of alcohol show how Civil War era Americans...