Confederates (Masterplots II: British and Commonwealth Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Thomas Keneally
- First Published: 1979
- Type of Work: Historical chronicle
- Time of Work: 1862
- Setting: Virginia, Maryland, and North and South Carolina
- Principal Characters: Usaph Bumpass, Ephephtha Bumpass, Decatur Cate, Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, Horace Searcy, Dora Whipple, Gus Ramseur, Danny Blalock, Ash Judd, Lafcadio Wheat
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Love or romance, Sex or sexuality, South or Southerners, Nineteenth century, Marriage, Civil War, Death or dying, Military life or service, Soldiers, Confederate States of America
- Locales: Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland
The Novel
The broad historical canvas upon which Confederates takes place is filled out with sharp portraits of individual actors as well as wide-angled panoramas of clashing armies. The protagonist, Usaph Bumpass, is a foot soldier whose vivid responses to battle are the dramatic high points of the novel. More general perspectives are provided by two important subplots, one focusing on the military strategies devised by General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson (a real historical figure) and the other depicting the journalistic and espionage activities of Horace Searcy....
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