Record #:

14363

Author(s):

Meekins, Alex Christopher

Abstract:

Meekins describes the problems faced by women, children, older citizens, and others who maintained the home front during the Civil War. They dealt with situations like shortages of sugar, coffee, and flour; difficulties in planting and harvesting crops; and high prices caused by speculators.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 50 Issue 2, Spring 2011, p18-19, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Home front