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The Women Will Howl: The Union Army Capture of Roswell and New Manchester, Georgia, and the Forced Relocation of Mill Workers

The Women Will Howl: The Union Army Capture of Roswell and New Manchester, Georgia, and the Forced Relocation of Mill Workers
By Mary Deborah Petite

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In July 1864, Union General William T. Sherman ordered the arrest and deportation of over 400 women and children from the villages of Roswell and New Manchester, Georgia. Branded traitors for their work in the cotton mills which supplied much needed material to the Confederacy, these civilians were shipped to refugee-laden cities in the North and left to fend for themselves. This work details the little known story of the hardships these women and children endured before and - most especially - after they were forcibly taken from their homes. Beginning with the founding of Roswell, it examines the prevalent atmosphere in the area and the pre-war circumstances which created this class of women.


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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #1449240 in Books
  • Published on: 2007-11-30
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • 189 pages