A Union Officer in the Reconstruction
Author | : John William De Forest |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 1968 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015000929052 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book A Union Officer in the Reconstruction written by John William De Forest and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning in 1866, John William De Forest served fifteen months as an agent of the Freedmen's Bureau in Greenville, South Carolina. After he left the army, wrote a series of magazine articles about the bureau's operation as it intersected with the daily lives of freedmen. In 1948 the articles were compiled in A Union Officer in the Reconstruction, which offers a deft analysis of the structure of southern society after the war. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.