McClurken, Jeffrey W. <br/><br/>
Take Care of the Living :  Reconstructing Confederate Veteran Families in Virginia. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (256 pages) 
 - A Nation Divided Series .
 - A Nation Divided Series .
<br/><br/>Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: The War Comes, 1860-1865 -- Chapter 2: Loss and Reconstruction: The Impact of the Civil War on Veteran Families and Their Postwar Rebuilding -- Chapter 3: Local Support from Baptist Churches -- Chapter 4: Appeals for Local Elite Assistance: The Case of William T. Sutherlin -- Chapter 5: Veteran Families, Mental Illness, and the State: Dealing with the "Blue Devils" -- Chapter 6: State Aid for Veteran Families: Artificial Limbs, Commutations, Pensions, and Confederate Homes -- Conclusion -- Appendix: A Note on Sources -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. 
<br/><br/> McClurken argues that this change serves as a starting point for the study of the evolution of southern welfare. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780813928197 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Virginia--Pittsylvania County.<br/>Veterans' families--Virginia--Pittsylvania County--History--19th century.<br/>Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Virginia--Danville.<br/>Veterans' families--Virginia--Danville--History--19th century.<br/>Veterans--Virginia--Pittsylvania County--Social conditions--19th century.<br/>Veterans--Virginia--Danville--Social conditions--19th century.<br/>Pittsylvania County (Va.)--Social conditions--19th century.<br/>Danville (Va.)--Social conditions--19th century.<br/>Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Veterans.<br/>United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Veterans.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>F232.P7M337 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>975.5/665041