Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-272) and index.
Contents:
Playing for keeps: Gods, generals and staff on the battlefield -- Artists and music, artists and illustrators: embedded dreamers -- Homesickness; "like fire in my bones" -- Tenting tonight: dreaming of home on the old campground -- Dreaming of children -- "Just so" dreams -- Dreaming of home -- with a smile -- Precognitive dreaming -- "Sacred soil is adhesive" -- Families dreaming at home -- Dreaming in prison: seven occupants to make a shadow -- Caring for the wounded -- Caring for souls on the battlefield -- Dying tonight on the old campground -- Presentiment: I have a rendezvous with death -- or life -- Soldier's heart -- Slavery -- Many are the hearts that are weary tonight: wishing for the war to cease.
Summary:
"Providing fresh perspective on the human side of the Civil War, this book explores the dreams and imaginings of those who fought it, as recorded in their letters, journals and memoirs. Sometimes published as poems or songs or printed in newspapers, these rarely acknowledged writings reflect the personalities and experiences of their authors"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.