{"product_id":"huts-and-history-the-historical-archaeology-of-military-encampment-during-the-american-civil-war-paperback-softback-9780813081359","title":"Huts and History; The Historical Archaeology of Military Encampment During the American Civil War (Paperback \/ softback) 9780813081359","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHuts and History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Historical Archaeology of Military Encampment During the American Civil War\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eClarence R. Geier (Edited by), David G. Orr (Edited by), Matthew B. Reeves (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813081359\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 29 April 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e298 pages, 82 Illustrations, black and white - 3 Tables, black and white\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.434 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e“Answering how physical place shaped Civil War soldier experience requires untraditional historical approaches. . . . [\u003ci\u003eHuts and History\u003c\/i\u003e] employs historical archeology to investigate the makeup and geography of soldier camps. . . . The volume serves as a call to action for further investigation of place in soldier studies and for better preservation of neglected Civil War campsites. ”—\u003cem\u003eH-Net\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Reminds historians that encampments have been overlooked in favor of battlefields, even though the former were more numerous and the venue for most of soldier life. . . . Every study in this book reinforces the argument that historians ought to take encampment sites and military archaeology more seriously.”—\u003ci\u003eJournal of Southern History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eExploring Civil War camp sites and the lives of the soldiers who lived in them\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The American Civil War soldier, confined much of the time to his camp, suffered from boredom and sickness. Encampment was not only tedious but detrimental to his health; far more soldiers died of diseases from sharing close quarters with their comrades than from wounds on the battlefield. Until now, archaeologists have concentrated their study on the battle sites and overlooked the importance of the camps. This edited collection is the first dedicated to the archaeology of Civil War encampments. The authors contend that intensive study to interpret and preserve these sites will help to ensure their protection as well as expand our understanding of the 19th-century soldier’s life. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Whether they mobilized tens of thousands of men for training or taught maneuvers to smaller groups, encampments are significant in several ways: as “cultural landscapes” characterized by architectural features, as socially and politically organized “mobile communities,” and as infrastructures created to support soldiers’ needs. The authors’ techniques can be applied to camps not only of the Civil War but the French and Indian War, the American Revolution, the War of 1812, the Mexican War, and the Indian campaign.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","brand":"University Press of Florida","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52559272509720,"sku":"9780813081359","price":21.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/huts-and-history-the-historical-archaeology-of-military-encampment-during-the-american-civil-war-paperback-softback-9780813081359","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}