Don’t Hurry Me Down to Hades

Don’t Hurry Me Down to Hades

Soldiers and Families in America’s Civil War

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  • Author: Susannah Ural
  • Short code: GNM
  • Publication Date: 20 Nov 2015
  • Number of Pages: 288
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For four years American families on both sides of the Mason-Dixon Line were forced to endure the violence and hardship of the Civil War. Don't Hurry Me Down to Hades is the story of these families, expertly crafted from their own words. Revealing the innermost thoughts of both famous citizens and men and women forgotten by history, esteemed Civil War historian Susannah J. Ural explores life on the battlefield and the home front, capturing the astonishing perseverance of the men and women caught up in this most brutal of conflicts.

Biographical Note

Susannah Ural is Professor of History and Co-Director of the Dale Center for the Study of War and Society at the University of Southern Mississippi, where she specializes in the US Civil War Era, US War and Society, the American South, and Irish-American history. She is a frequent contributor to a variety of magazines and journals, including America's Civil War, Civil War Times, and The Journal of Military History. Ural also is a frequent lecturer at industry events and conferences for such organizations as Society of Civil War Historians, Society of Military Historians, and US Army War College. She is a member of a number of professional associations, including American Irish Historical Society, Civil War Preservation Trust, Society for Military History, and Southern Historical Association.

Contents

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1: PREPARING FOR A WAR TO THE DEATH
Chapter 2: A WAR FOR UNION AND FREEDOM
Chapter 3: YET ANOTHER SEASON OF WAR
Chapter 4: THE WAR'S DARKEST HOUR
Chapter 5: THE FINAL ACT
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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