Huts and History The Historical Archaeology of Military Encampment During the American Civil War 1st Edition by David Gerald Orr, Matthew B Reeves, Clarence R Geier ISBN 0813029414 9780813029412

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ISBN 10: 0813029414

ISBN 13: 9780813029412 

Author: David Gerald Orr, Matthew B. Reeves, Clarence R. Geier

“Huts and History moves beyond archaeological interest in battlefield sites, tactics and artifacts to focus on a soldier’s most common activity—life in camp. This book will prove interesting to a wide variety of historical and military archaeologists, preservationists and historians; and to those with a general interest in eighteenth and nineteenth century conflicts.”—G. Michael Pratt, director, Center for Historic and Military Archaeology, and professor of anthropology, Heidelberg College

“[N]ot only plumbs the fascinating history of encampments, it establishes new models for their study, emphasizing innovative and non-traditional methods to delve into the data sets that really give us insight into a soldier’s life in the field.”—Douglas D. Scott, National Park Service Midwest Archaeological Center

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.

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.

Clarence Geier is professor of anthropology at James Madison University. David Orr is senior regional archaeologist for the National Park Service’s Northeast region and research professor of anthropology at Temple University. Matthew Reeves is director of archaeology for the Montpelier Foundation and adjunct associate professor of anthropology at James Madison University.

Table of contents:

1. Blueprint for nineteenth-century camps

2. Finding Civil War sites

3. Guarding the junction

4. Masterly inactivity

5. Civil War housing insights from Camp Nelson, Kentucky

6. Right nice little house[s]

7. Under the forest floor

8. Beautiful confusion

9. Cabin in command

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