I had rather die : rape in the Civil War

Murphy, Kim. (Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9781936785162 (cloth)
ISBN: 1936785161 (cloth)
ISBN: 9781936785155 (pbk.)
ISBN: 1936785153 (pbk.)
Physical Description: print
vii, 170 pages ; 25 cm
Publisher: Batesville, Virginia : Coachlight Press, [2014]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-161) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction: "A low-rape war" -- 1. "An accusation easily to be made" -- Rape laws in early America -- Rape laws in the nineteenth century -- 2. "Fate worse than death" -- Rape laws for nonwhites -- Rape during war -- 3. "So much for a dreadful outrage" -- An overview of rape in the Civil War -- 4. "She made all the resistance in her power" -- Black soldiers who received the death penalty -- 5. "I had rather die" -- White soldiers who received the death penalty -- 6. "I did not give my consent" -- Black victims -- 7. "I was afraid they would kill me" -- White victims -- 8. "I was near about dead" -- Gang rape -- 9. "He did it against my will" -- Confederate rapists -- Conclusion: "He said he would blow me to pieces."