{"product_id":"virginia-at-war-1861","title":"Virginia at War  1861","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlthough nine of the former British colonies joined the United States before Virginia  the fate of the new republic depended heavily on the Commonwealth. With four of the first five American presidents  and many other founding fathers and framers of the Constitution  calling Virginia their home  the roots of American democracy are firmly planted within the borders of the Old Dominion. Similarly  several Southern states preceded Virginia in seceding from the Union  but until Virginia joined them in April 1861  the Confederacy lacked cohesion. Richmond was immediately named the capital of the fledgling nation  and by the end of spring  Virginia had become the primary political and military theater in which the grand tragedy of the Civil War was enacted. Virginia at War  1861  edited by acclaimed historians William C. Davis and James I. Robertson Jr.  vividly portrays the process of secession  the early phases of conflict  and the struggles of Virginians to weather the brutal storms of war. Virginia at War  1861 is the first in a series of volumes on each of Virginias five years as a Confederate state. Essays by eight noted Civil War scholars provide a three-dimensional view of Virginians experiences during the first year of the War Between the States. In addition to recounting the remarkable military events taking place in Virginia in 1861  this collection examines a civilian population braced for war but divided on crucial questions  an economy pressed to cope with the demands of combat  and a culture that strained to reconcile its proud heritage with its uncertain future. In 1861  the outcome of the Civil War was far from determined  but for Virginians there was little doubt that the war experience would alter nearly everything they had known before the outbreak of hostilities. In exacting detail  Virginia at War  1861 examines the earliest challenges of the Civil War  the changes war wrought  and the ways in which Virginians withstood and adapted to this profound  irrevocable upheaval.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44945874255925,"sku":"ByrdShop_0813123720","price":33.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780813123721.jpg?v=1769913045","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/virginia-at-war-1861","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}