Sons Of The Confederacy, Sons Of Freedmen: Race, Manhood, And Motivation In North Carolina’s Volunteer Regiments In The Spanish-American War
- ASU Author/Contributor (non-ASU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Chamberlain Whichard Silkenat (Creator)
- Institution
- Appalachian State University (ASU )
- Web Site: https://library.appstate.edu/
- Advisor
- Judkin Browning
Abstract: This thesis examines the experience of soldiers in North Carolina’s three volunteer regiments during the Spanish-American War. It situates their military service within the context of race and manhood at the end of the nineteenth century. The Spanish-American War took place a generation after the conclusion of the American Civil War, a legacy that loomed prominently for the men who volunteered. It also took place during one of the most important and transformative years in North Carolina politics. The 1898 election, a virulent white supremacy campaign, and the subsequent Wilmington massacre provide important context for North Carolina’s Spanish-American War soldiers. Indeed, they understood their military service primarily in light of local political conditions.
Sons Of The Confederacy, Sons Of Freedmen: Race, Manhood, And Motivation In North Carolina’s Volunteer Regiments In The Spanish-American War
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- Publication
- Thesis
- Silkenat, C. (2021). Sons Of The Confederacy, Sons Of Freedmen: Race, Manhood, And Motivation In North Carolina’s Volunteer Regiments In The Spanish-American War. Unpublished Master’s Thesis. Appalachian State University, Boone, NC.
- Language: English
- Date: 2021
- Keywords
- Wilmington Coup,
Spanish American War,
Volunteers,
North Carolina