Rebel at large : the diary of Confederate deserter Philip Van Buskirk /

Rebel at large : the diary of Confederate deserter Philip Van Buskirk /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Van Buskirk, Philip C. (Philip Clayton), 1833-1903.
Imprint:	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2009.
Description:	ix, 180 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Van Buskirk, Philip C. -- (Philip Clayton), -- 1833-1903 -- Diaries. Van Buskirk, Philip C. -- (Philip Clayton), -- 1833-1903. Confederate States of America. -- Army. -- Virginia Infantry Regiment, 13th -- Biography. Confederate States of America. -- Army. -- Virginia Infantry Regiment, 13th. American Civil War (1861-1865) Soldiers -- Confederate States of America -- Diaries. Military deserters -- Confederate States of America -- Diaries. Prisoners of war -- United States -- Diaries. Civil-military relations -- United States -- History -- 19th century. Prisoners Civil-military relations. Military deserters. Prisoners of war. Social aspects. Soldiers. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects. United States. United States -- Confederate States of America. Biography. Diaries. History. Personal narratives -- Confederate.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7840111

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Other authors / contributors:	Burg, B. R. (Barry Richard), 1938-
ISBN:	9780786442935 (softcover : alk. paper) 078644293X (softcover : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"This diary, most unusual during the Civil War, contains little about military life. Early in the war Van Buskirk abandoned his regiment. He wrote of the suffering civilians endured at the hands of armies, and found time to chronicle his fascination with handsome young lads he encountered--providing modern readers a glimpse of class differences and sexual mores"--Provided by publisher.

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Summary:	This diary is one of the most unusual produced during the Civil War because it contains very little about military life. Early in the war Van Buskirk abandoned his regiment, working as a schoolmaster, farmhand, and casual laborer. He wrote of the suffering civilians endured at the hands of contending armies. But he also found time to chronicle his fascination with handsome young lads he encountered during his life as a deserter--unwittingly providing modern readers an illuminating glimpse of class differences and sexual mores. Naval, social and sexual historians, in particular, will find much valuable source material.
Physical Description:	ix, 180 p. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780786442935 078644293X