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03900aam a2200469 i 4500 001 CDFC14D26B5511E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160826010517 008 140328t20152015nyuab b 001 0deng 010 $a 2014012114 020 $a 0199759987 020 $a 9780199759989 035 $a (OCoLC)875741835 040 $a DLC $e rda $b eng $c DLC $d YDX $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d BDX $d OCLCF $d BUF $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a E468.9 .S654 2015 082 00 $a 973.7/1 $2 23 100 1 $a Smith, Mark M. $q (Mark Michael), $d 1968- $e author. 245 14 $a The smell of battle, the taste of siege : $b a sensory history of the Civil War / $c Mark M. Smith. 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b Oxford University Press, $c 2015. 300 $a xii, 197 pages : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 22 cm 520 2 $a "Historical accounts of major events have almost always relied upon what those who were there witnessed. Nowhere is this truer than in the nerve-shattering chaos of warfare, where sight seems to confer objective truth and acts as the basis of reconstruction. In The Smell of Battle, The Taste of Siege, historian Mark M. Smith considers how all five senses, including sight sound, smell, taste, and touch, shaped the experience of the Civil War and thus its memory, exploring its full sensory impact on everyone from the soldiers on the field to the civilians waiting at home. From the eardrum-shattering barrage of shells announcing the outbreak of war at Fort Sumter; to the stench produced by the corpses lying in the mid-summer sun at Gettysburg; to the siege of Vicksburg, once a center of Southern culinary aesthetics and starved into submission, Smith recreates how Civil War was lived. Relying on first-hand accounts, Smith focuses on sense, one for each event, offering a wholly new perspective. At Bull Run, the similarities between the colors of the Union and Confederate uniforms created concern over what later would be called 'friendly fire' and helped decide the outcome of the first major battle. He evokes what it might have felt like to be in the HL Hunley submarine, in which eight men worked in darkness in a space 48 inches high, 42 inches wide. Often argued to be the first 'total war,' the Civil War overwhelmed the senses because of its unprecedented nature and scope, rendering sight less reliable and engaging the nonvisual senses. Sherman's March was little less than a full-blown assault on Southern sense and sensibility, leaving nothing untouched. The Smell of Battle, The Taste of Siege offers readers a way to experience of the Civil War with fresh eyes"--Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a The sounds of secession -- Eying First Bull Run -- Cornelia Hancock's sense of smell -- Hollowing out Vicksburg -- The Hunley's impact -- Epilogue: Experiencing total war. 651 0 $a United States $x Social aspects. $y Civil War, 1861-1865 $x Social aspects. 651 0 $a United States $x Psychological aspects. $y Civil War, 1861-1865 $x Psychological aspects. 650 0 $a Senses and sensation $z United States $x History $y 19th century. 651 0 $a United States $x History $y Civil War, 1861-1865 $v Personal narratives. 611 27 $a American Civil War (1861-1865) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01351658 650 7 $a Psychological aspects. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01354086 650 7 $a Senses and sensation. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01112562 650 7 $a Social aspects. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01354981 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 648 7 $a 1800 - 1899 $2 fast 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 655 7 $a Personal narratives. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423843 941 $a 2 952 $l USUX851 $d 20221103012758.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191214022350.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=CDFC14D26B5511E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search