South Carolina Upcountry Saga

South Carolina Upcountry Saga

The Civil War Letters of Barham Bobo Foster and His Family, 1860–1863

  • Author: Kennedy, A. Gibert
  • Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
  • ISBN: 9781611179248
  • eISBN Pdf: 9781643360225
  • eISBN Epub: 9781643360225
  • Place of publication:  South Carolina , United States
  • Year of digital publication: 2019
  • Month: January
  • DDC: 975.7/03
  • Language: English

Collected letters of a Confederate officer and his family detail daily life and loss on the battlefield

Hope, sacrifice, and restoration: throughout the American Civil War and its aftermath, the Foster family endured all of these in no small measure. Drawing from dozens of public and privately owned letters, A. Gibert Kennedy recounts the story of his great-great-grandfather and his family in A South Carolina Upcountry Saga: The Civil War Letters of Barham Bobo Foster and His Family, 1860-1863.

Barham Bobo Foster was a gentleman planter from the Piedmont who signed the South Carolina Ordinance of Secession and served as a lieutenant colonel in the Third South Carolina Volunteers alongside his two sons. Kennedy's primary sources are letters written by Foster and his sons, but he also references correspondence involving Foster's daughters and his wife, Mary Ann.

The letters describe experiences on the battlefields of Virginia and South Carolina, vividly detailing camp life, movements, and battles along with stories of bravery, loss, and sacrifice. The Civil War cost Foster his health, all that he owned, and his two sons, though he was able to rebuild with the help of his wife and three daughters. Supplementing the correspondence with maps, illustrations, and genealogical information, Kennedy shows the full arc of the Foster family's struggle and endurance in the Civil War era.

  • Cover
  • A South Carolina Upcountry Saga
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • CONTENTS
  • List of Illustrations
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Letter Sources
  • Methodology
  • Genealogy
  • Introduction
  • CHAPTER 1 Secession
  • CHAPTER 2 No Prospect of a Fight
  • CHAPTER 3 Bull Run: “We soon saw the Elephant”
  • CHAPTER 4 The Elephant Hides
  • CHAPTER 5 Winter Quarters
  • CHAPTER 6 The Peninsula: The Elephant Returns
  • CHAPTER 7 Maryland Campaign: The Third Sight of the Elephant
  • CHAPTER 8 Marye’s House: Last Sight of the Elephant
  • Epilogue
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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