Author: Nathaniel Cheairs Hughes, Jr.
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 9780807125878
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
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Sir Henry Morton Stanley Confederate
Author: Nathaniel Cheairs Hughes, Jr.
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 9780807125878
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
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Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 9780807125878
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
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Inglorious Passages
Author: Brian Steel Wills
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
ISBN: 0700625089
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Of the hundreds of thousands of soldiers who died in the Civil War, two-thirds, by some estimates, were felled by disease; untold others were lost to accidents, murder, suicide, sunstroke, and drowning. Meanwhile thousands of civilians in both the north and south perished—in factories, while caught up in battles near their homes, and in other circumstances associated with wartime production and supply. These “inglorious passages,” no less than the deaths of soldiers in combat, devastated the armies in the field and families and communities at home. Inglorious Passages for the first time gives these noncombat deaths due consideration. In letters, diaries, obituaries, and other accounts, eminent Civil War historian Brian Steel Wills finds the powerful and poignant stories of fatal accidents and encounters and collateral civilian deaths that occurred in the factories and fields of the Union and the Confederacy from 1861 to 1865. Wills retrieves these stories from obscurity and the cold calculations of statistics to reveal the grave toll these losses exacted on soldiers and civilians, families and society. In its intimate details and its broad scope, his book demonstrates that for those who served and those who supported them, noncombat fatalities were as significant as battle deaths in impressing the full force of the American Civil War on the people called upon to live through it. With the publication of Inglorious Passages, those who paid the supreme sacrifice, regardless of situation or circumstance, will at last be included in the final tabulation of the nation’s bloodiest conflict.
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
ISBN: 0700625089
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Of the hundreds of thousands of soldiers who died in the Civil War, two-thirds, by some estimates, were felled by disease; untold others were lost to accidents, murder, suicide, sunstroke, and drowning. Meanwhile thousands of civilians in both the north and south perished—in factories, while caught up in battles near their homes, and in other circumstances associated with wartime production and supply. These “inglorious passages,” no less than the deaths of soldiers in combat, devastated the armies in the field and families and communities at home. Inglorious Passages for the first time gives these noncombat deaths due consideration. In letters, diaries, obituaries, and other accounts, eminent Civil War historian Brian Steel Wills finds the powerful and poignant stories of fatal accidents and encounters and collateral civilian deaths that occurred in the factories and fields of the Union and the Confederacy from 1861 to 1865. Wills retrieves these stories from obscurity and the cold calculations of statistics to reveal the grave toll these losses exacted on soldiers and civilians, families and society. In its intimate details and its broad scope, his book demonstrates that for those who served and those who supported them, noncombat fatalities were as significant as battle deaths in impressing the full force of the American Civil War on the people called upon to live through it. With the publication of Inglorious Passages, those who paid the supreme sacrifice, regardless of situation or circumstance, will at last be included in the final tabulation of the nation’s bloodiest conflict.
Forts Henry and Donelson: The Key to the Confederate Heartland
Author: Benjamin Franklin Cooling
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN: 9781572332652
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN: 9781572332652
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Granbury's Texas Brigade
Author: John R. Lundberg
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 0807143472
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
John R. Lundberg's compelling new military history chronicles the evolution of Granbury's Texas Brigade, perhaps the most distinguished combat unit in the Confederate Army of Tennessee. Named for its commanding officer, Brigadier General Hiram B. Granbury, the brigade fought tenaciously in the western theater even after Confederate defeat seemed certain. Granbury's Texas Brigade explores the motivations behind the unit's decision to continue to fight, even as it faced demoralizing defeats and Confederate collapse. Using a vast array of letters, diaries, and regimental documents, Lundberg offers provocative insight into the minds of the unit's men and commanders. The caliber of that leadership, he concludes, led to the group's overall high morale. Lundberg asserts that although mass desertion rocked Granbury's Brigade early in the war, that desertion did not necessarily indicate a lack of commitment to the Confederacy but merely a desire to fight the enemy closer to home. Those who remained in the ranks became the core of Granbury's Brigade and fought until the final surrender. Morale declined only after Union bullets cut down much of the unit's officer corps at the Battle of Franklin in 1864. After the war, Lundberg shows, men from the unit did not abandon the ideals of the Confederacy -- they simply continued their devotion in different ways. Granbury's Texas Brigade presents military history at its best, revealing a microcosm of the Confederate war effort and aiding our understanding of the reasons men felt compelled to fight in America's greatest tragedy.
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 0807143472
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
John R. Lundberg's compelling new military history chronicles the evolution of Granbury's Texas Brigade, perhaps the most distinguished combat unit in the Confederate Army of Tennessee. Named for its commanding officer, Brigadier General Hiram B. Granbury, the brigade fought tenaciously in the western theater even after Confederate defeat seemed certain. Granbury's Texas Brigade explores the motivations behind the unit's decision to continue to fight, even as it faced demoralizing defeats and Confederate collapse. Using a vast array of letters, diaries, and regimental documents, Lundberg offers provocative insight into the minds of the unit's men and commanders. The caliber of that leadership, he concludes, led to the group's overall high morale. Lundberg asserts that although mass desertion rocked Granbury's Brigade early in the war, that desertion did not necessarily indicate a lack of commitment to the Confederacy but merely a desire to fight the enemy closer to home. Those who remained in the ranks became the core of Granbury's Brigade and fought until the final surrender. Morale declined only after Union bullets cut down much of the unit's officer corps at the Battle of Franklin in 1864. After the war, Lundberg shows, men from the unit did not abandon the ideals of the Confederacy -- they simply continued their devotion in different ways. Granbury's Texas Brigade presents military history at its best, revealing a microcosm of the Confederate war effort and aiding our understanding of the reasons men felt compelled to fight in America's greatest tragedy.
A History of the Dagley Family, 1713-1986
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Elias Dagley (b.ca. 1713) and his family immigrated from England to Berks County, Pennsylvania, and Elias served in the French and Indian War during and after 1769. He died after 1769. Descendants and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas and elsewhere. During the Civil War, descendants and relatives fought on both sides, sometimes brother against brother.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Elias Dagley (b.ca. 1713) and his family immigrated from England to Berks County, Pennsylvania, and Elias served in the French and Indian War during and after 1769. He died after 1769. Descendants and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas and elsewhere. During the Civil War, descendants and relatives fought on both sides, sometimes brother against brother.
Compendium of the Confederacy: M-Z
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Confederate States of America
Languages : en
Pages : 680
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Confederate States of America
Languages : en
Pages : 680
Book Description
Portals to Hell
Author: Lonnie R. Speer
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803293427
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
The holding of prisoners of war has always been both a political and a military enterprise, yet the military prisons of the Civil War, which held more than four hundred thousand soldiers and caused the deaths of fifty-six thousand men, have been nearly forgotten. Now Lonnie R. Speer has brought to life the least-known men in the great struggle between the Union and the Confederacy, using their own words and observations as they endured a true ?hell on earth.? Drawing on scores of previously unpublished firsthand accounts, Portals to Hell presents the prisoners? experiences in great detail and from an impartial perspective. The first comprehensive study of all major prisons of both the North and the South, this chronicle analyzes the many complexities of the relationships among prisoners, guards, commandants, and government leaders.
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803293427
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
The holding of prisoners of war has always been both a political and a military enterprise, yet the military prisons of the Civil War, which held more than four hundred thousand soldiers and caused the deaths of fifty-six thousand men, have been nearly forgotten. Now Lonnie R. Speer has brought to life the least-known men in the great struggle between the Union and the Confederacy, using their own words and observations as they endured a true ?hell on earth.? Drawing on scores of previously unpublished firsthand accounts, Portals to Hell presents the prisoners? experiences in great detail and from an impartial perspective. The first comprehensive study of all major prisons of both the North and the South, this chronicle analyzes the many complexities of the relationships among prisoners, guards, commandants, and government leaders.
The Dodgen Story
Author: Mary Dodgen Few
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 696
Book Description
William Dodgin (d.1738/1739) lived in King George County, Virginia. Descendants and relatives lived in Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, Texas and elsewhere. Includes family history and genealogy in England.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 696
Book Description
William Dodgin (d.1738/1739) lived in King George County, Virginia. Descendants and relatives lived in Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, Texas and elsewhere. Includes family history and genealogy in England.
Confederate Research Sources
Author: James C. Neagles
Publisher: Ancestry.com
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
The information in this book "will considerably decrease the time the researcher needs to become oriented after arriving at any of the facilities listed in this book and should guarantee that a valuable genealogical source is not overlooked. The author traveled to each of the Confederate and border states to determine exactly what Confederate records are to be found in those state archives and libraries."--Introd.
Publisher: Ancestry.com
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
The information in this book "will considerably decrease the time the researcher needs to become oriented after arriving at any of the facilities listed in this book and should guarantee that a valuable genealogical source is not overlooked. The author traveled to each of the Confederate and border states to determine exactly what Confederate records are to be found in those state archives and libraries."--Introd.
The Searcher
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description