A Union Officer in the Reconstruction

by Louisiana State University Press

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Label:	Louisiana State University Press
Pages:	211
Binding:	Paperback
Publication Date:	1997-04
Published By:	Louisiana State University Press
ASIN:	0807121835
Category:	Book

Authors

• John W. De Forest

Customer Reviews

Great first-hand account of reconstruction - Reviewed on 2005-12-17

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De Forest describes his experiences as a Freedmen's Bureau agent during Reconstruction in Greenville, SC. Not only is his story very engaging, but he provides a unique look into the turmoils of reconstruction, why it failed, and the real people that existed at the time. Although De Forest does regard the South as defeated and backwards, he maintains a fairly balanced outlook despite his status. De Forest is very good at describing the decay of the Old South and the birth of the modern southern US. Overall, an excellent work.

Book Subjects

• American history: c 1800 to c 1900
• Social history
• c 1800 to c 1900
• U.S. History - Civil War And Reconstruction (1860-1877)
• History
• History - U.S.
• History: American
• USA
• United States - Civil War
• United States - Reconstruction Period (1865-1877)
• United States - State & Local - General
• De Forest, John William
• 1826-1906
• 19th century
• De Forest, John William,
• Freedmen
• Greenville Region
• Reconstruction (U.S. history,
• Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
• Social classes
• South Carolina