by WilliamC.Davis (Editor), JamesI.Robertson (Editor)
Looks at Virginia on the eve of secession, detailing the activities of the convention that took the state out of the Union and explains how Richmond became the capital of the new nation. The book examines Virginia's private state army, its state navy, as well as the impact that secession and the first year of the war had on its black community.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 30 Nov 2005
ISBN 10: 0813123720
ISBN 13: 9780813123721