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Phillip Shaw Paludan,
in his book, Victims: A True Story of the Civil War, presents the social
aspects of a war that has been represented in the history books as a
morality fight or as strictly political. This 5 page paper tells the
story of the Shelton Laurel massacre of 1863. No additional sources are
listed.
Page Count:
5 pages (~225 words per page)
File: D0_palvic.doc
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Many of the stories from that war have been told and retold while others have been lurking in the shadows waiting for truth to seek them out. One
such story is that of the Shelton Laurel Massacre. The Revolutionary war brought the value of guerrilla warfare to the attention of the people. It was natural
that such tactics would be used in a war where ones home and way of life were being threatened. Unfortunately, when it is a civil war and the issues
and boundaries are not well defined, any attempt to guard your home or provide yourself or your family with food and shelter might be considered an act of guerrilla warfare.
Phillip Shaw Paludan, in his book, Victims: A True Story of the Civil War, presents the social aspects of a war that has been represented in the history
books as a morality fight or as strictly political. The story behind the Shelton Laurel Massacre goes beyond the political and, even, beyond the economic aspects of the war.
It is the story of people whose lives were picked up, thrown into the mix and shook up until it became difficult to know who were friends and who
was the enemy. Most Americans, when they think of the reasons for the Civil war, will name slavery as a major issue dividing the north from the South.
However, what may not be known is the influence of a number of issues of the time such as territorial expansion and the political definitions meant to be embedded
within the Constitution. The official beginning of the Civil War was April 12, 1861, when Confederate troops attacked the federal garrison at Fort Sumter, South Carolina. In
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