IN THE SHADOW OF THE PATRIARCH: The John C. Crittenden Family in War & Peace

The Crittendens exemplify the tragedy of a split family in the border region during the Civil War. They utilized the role of birth order in creating family roles and establishing parental expectations. The impact of the war on family relations is followed by the rapprochement and reunion of the family, as well as the domestic developments of the family shadowed by the effects of the war.