Episodes Of The Civil War

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The fog made the clothes of the men of the column in the roadway seem of a luminous quality. It imparted to the heavy infantry overcoats a new color, a kind of blue which was so pale that a regiment might have been merely a long, low shadow in the mist. However, a muttering, one part grumble, three parts joke, hovered in the air above the thick ranks, and blended in an undertoned roar, which was the voice of the column. The town on the southern shore of the little river loomed spectrally, a faint etching upon the gray cloud-masses which were shifting with oily languor. A long row of guns upon the northern bank had been pitiless in their hatred, but a little battered belfry could be dimly seen still pointing with invincible resolution toward the heavens.

Stephen Crane's 'The Little Regiment, and Other Episodes of the American Civil War' is a collection of short stories that offers a raw and intimate portrayal of the American Civil War. Known for his vivid realism and attention to detail, Crane brings to life the chaos and hardships faced by soldiers on both sides of the conflict. The stories provide a unique perspective on the war, showcasing the human experience in the midst of battle. Crane's concise yet powerful prose style captures the emotional turmoil and physical challenges of war, making this collection a compelling read for history enthusiasts and literature lovers alike. Stephen Crane, best known for his novel 'The Red Badge of Courage,' drew inspiration from his own experiences as a war correspondent during the Spanish-American War. His firsthand knowledge of warfare lends authenticity to the stories in this collection, allowing readers to immerse themselves in the sights and sounds of the Civil War era. I highly recommend 'The Little Regiment, and Other Episodes of the American Civil War' to anyone interested in exploring the human side of war through the lens of a talented and insightful writer like Stephen Crane. This collection offers a poignant and thought-provoking reflection on the lasting impact of conflict on individuals and society as a whole.

The Civil War tends to be remembered as a vast sequence of battles, with a turning point at Gettysburg and a culmination at Appomattox. But in the guerrilla theater, the conflict was a vast sequence of home invasions, local traumas, and social degeneration that did not necessarily end in 1865. This book chronicles the history of “guerrilla memory,” the collision of the Civil War memory “industry” with the somber realities of irregular warfare in the borderlands of Missouri and Kansas. In the first accounting of its kind, Matthew Christopher Hulbert’s book analyzes the cultural politics behind how Americans have remembered, misremembered, and re-remembered guerrilla warfare in political rhetoric, historical scholarship, literature, and film and at reunions and on the stage. By probing how memories of the guerrilla war were intentionally designed, created, silenced, updated, and even destroyed, Hulbert ultimately reveals a continent-wide story in which Confederate bushwhackers—pariahs of the eastern struggle over slavery—were transformed into the vanguards of American imperialism in the West.