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Music Along the Rapidan: Civil War Soldiers, Music, and Community During Winter Quarters, Virginia

James A. Davis

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Description:In December 1863, Civil War soldiers took refuge from the dismal conditions of war and weather. They made their winter quarters in the Piedmont region of central Virginia: the UnionOCOs Army of the Potomac in Culpeper County and the ConfederacyOCOs Army of Northern Virginia in neighboring Orange County. For the next six months the opposing soldiers eyed each other warily across the Rapidan River. In "Music Along the Rapidan" James A. Davis examines the role of music in defining the social communities that emerged during this winter encampment. Music was an essential part of each soldierOCOs personal identity, and Davis considers how music became a means of controlling the acoustic and social cacophony of war that surrounded every soldier nearby. Music also became a touchstone for colliding communities during the encampmentOCothe communities of enlisted men and officers or Northerners and Southerners on the one hand and the shared communities occupied by both soldier and civilian on the other. The music enabled them to define their relationships and their environment, emotionally, socially, and audibly.a"We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Music Along the Rapidan: Civil War Soldiers, Music, and Community During Winter Quarters, Virginia. To get started finding Music Along the Rapidan: Civil War Soldiers, Music, and Community During Winter Quarters, Virginia, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: In December 1863, Civil War soldiers took refuge from the dismal conditions of war and weather. They made their winter quarters in the Piedmont region of central Virginia: the UnionOCOs Army of the Potomac in Culpeper County and the ConfederacyOCOs Army of Northern Virginia in neighboring Orange County. For the next six months the opposing soldiers eyed each other warily across the Rapidan River. In "Music Along the Rapidan" James A. Davis examines the role of music in defining the social communities that emerged during this winter encampment. Music was an essential part of each soldierOCOs personal identity, and Davis considers how music became a means of controlling the acoustic and social cacophony of war that surrounded every soldier nearby. Music also became a touchstone for colliding communities during the encampmentOCothe communities of enlisted men and officers or Northerners and Southerners on the one hand and the shared communities occupied by both soldier and civilian on the other. The music enabled them to define their relationships and their environment, emotionally, socially, and audibly.a"We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Music Along the Rapidan: Civil War Soldiers, Music, and Community During Winter Quarters, Virginia. To get started finding Music Along the Rapidan: Civil War Soldiers, Music, and Community During Winter Quarters, Virginia, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Music Along the Rapidan: Civil War Soldiers, Music, and Community During Winter Quarters, Virginia

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