William H. Capers Papers
William H. Capers Papers

Author: William H. Capers

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Published: 1806

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Chiefly legal documents re Capers' position as sheriff, Sumter County, S.C.; including ledger, 20 Oct. 1814, re subsistence account for Capers' command in South Carolina Militia Infantry; receipt, 1 Aug. 1822, for sale of James Jones' property, farming equipment, furniture, household goods, and livestock.

Henry D. Capers Papers
Henry D. Capers Papers

Author: Henry Dickson Capers

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Published: 1886

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Papers, 1886-1941, consist of correspondence of Henry D. Capers (1835-1910) and Mrs. Ellison Capers (either Catherine Rice Capers (1900-1983) or Carlotta Manigault Capers Robertson (1875-1951)), including: letter, 8 Mar. 1886, written by Capers describing his life and his service with the Confederate States Army; and letter, 6 May 1941, written to Mrs. Capers by Howard P. Wright regarding a letter written by Capers now in the possession of the Wright family.

Battle Hymns
Battle Hymns

Author: Christian McWhirter

Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press

Published: 2012-03-19

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 0807882623

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Music was everywhere during the Civil War. Tunes could be heard ringing out from parlor pianos, thundering at political rallies, and setting the rhythms of military and domestic life. With literacy still limited, music was an important vehicle for communicating ideas about the war, and it had a lasting impact in the decades that followed. Drawing on an array of published and archival sources, Christian McWhirter analyzes the myriad ways music influenced popular culture in the years surrounding the war and discusses its deep resonance for both whites and blacks, South and North. Though published songs of the time have long been catalogued and appreciated, McWhirter is the first to explore what Americans actually said and did with these pieces. By gauging the popularity of the most prominent songs and examining how Americans used them, McWhirter returns music to its central place in American life during the nation's greatest crisis. The result is a portrait of a war fought to music.