RICHMOND WAS NOT only the capital of Virginia and of the Confederacy; it was also one of the most industrialized cities south of the Mason-Dixon Line. Boasting

Richmond was not only the capital of Virginia and of the Confederacy, it was also one of the most industrialized cities south of the Mason-Dixon Line. Boasting

In this study of interracial sex in antebellum Virginia, Rothman examines a wide range of relationships--between whites and free people of color and whites and

Though deeply entrenched in antebellum life, the artisans who lived and worked in Petersburg, Virginia, in the 1800s -- including carpenters, blacksmiths, coach

The meanings and practices of American citizenship were as contested during the Civil War era as they are today. By examining a variety of perspectives—from p