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Plain Folk's Fight: The Civil War and Reconstruction in Piney Woods Georgia (Civil War America)

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The Civil War's reconstruction process in Piney Woods Georgia is the narrowed focus of Plain Folk's Fight, an in-depth examination of the efforts to the Civil War on the rural South. Race consciousness was at the forefront of a fight by rural whites to defend their way of life in their neighborhood. These rural folk helped tip Georgia toward secession in 1861, supplied troops during the war, and found themselves divided in loyalty to the Confederate nation and their neighbors. Chapters focus on volunteer units, family organization, stories of hardship and independence, and black/white relationships affected by terrorism. Not for the casual Civil War student, but a 'most' for any serious discussion or collection.

Insightful look at how average or "Plain" folks of the Wiregrass/ Ocmulgee Big Bend area of Georgia lived and survivied the Civil War and Reconstruction. Tons of new information here that often made me think, but it wasn't a page turner. However, if you are looking for a book on the Civil War in Coffee, Irwin, Telfair, Pulaski, and Wilcox counties or a good Georgia Home Front history... this is for you.