Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-329) and index.
Contents
Progressives all -- United by a problem -- Christian gentlemen -- Defenders of Virginia, Union, and the South -- Eager Confederates -- Paternalistic officers -- Christian martyrs -- From conservative unionism to old fogydom.
Summary
A look at the lives of more than 100 young white men from Virginia's last generation to grow up with the institution of slavery. By examining members of this generation on personal as well as generational and cultural levels, Carmichael sheds light on the formation and reformation of Southern identity.