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Book Synopsis Boy Colonel of the Confederacy by : Archie K. Davis
Download or read book Boy Colonel of the Confederacy written by Archie K. Davis and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2000-11-09 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henry King Burgwyn, Jr. (1841-63), one of the youngest colonels in the Confederate Army, died at the age of twenty-one while leading the twenty-sixth North Carolina regiment into action at the battle of Gettysburg. In this sensitive biography, originally published by UNC Press in 1985, Archie Davis provides a revealing portrait of the young man's character and a striking example of a soldier who selflessly fulfilled his duty. Drawing on Burgwyn's own letters and diary, Davis also offers a fascinating glimpse into North Carolina society during the antebellum period and the Civil War.
Book Synopsis The Story of a Confederate Boy in the Civil War by : David Emmons Johnston
Download or read book The Story of a Confederate Boy in the Civil War written by David Emmons Johnston and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Colonel John Pelham: Lee's Boy Artillerist [Illustrated Edition] by : William W. Hassler
Download or read book Colonel John Pelham: Lee's Boy Artillerist [Illustrated Edition] written by William W. Hassler and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes more than 30 maps, diagrams and portraits of Pelham, his artillery and his commanders. “Even before the end of the Civil War Colonel John Pelham had become a legendary figure of the Confederacy. General Lee called him “the gallant Pelham,” and on seeing the young artillerist employ but a single gun to hold up the advance of three Union divisions and over a hundred guns at Fredericksberg, he exclaimed: “It is glorious to see such courage in one so young.” “Stonewall” Jackson, who relied implicitly on Pelham in tight situations said: “It is really extraordinary to find such nerve and genius in a mere boy. With a Pelham on each flank I believe I could whip the world.” “Jeb” Stuart, the dashing cavalry chief, claimed that “John Pelham exhibited a skill and courage which I have never seen surpassed. I loved him as a brother.” Major John Esten Cooke, a fellow-officer and tent-mate, wrote: “He is the bravest human being I ever saw in my life.” And one of Pelham's veteran gunners asserted: “We knew him-we trusted him-we would have followed him anywhere, and did.” Shortly after the outbreak of hostilities in the spring of 1861, Cadet Pelham slipped away from West Point to join the Confederacy. Following the fierce Battle of First Manassas, in which he fought side-by-side with “Stonewall” Jackson, Pelham was assigned to “Jeb” Stuart's command with orders to organize the Stuart Horse Artillery. This mounted unit-dashing from action to action on the battlefield-provided General Lee's army with invaluable mobile firepower which saved many desperate situations. In over sixty battles Pelham's blazing guns saw furious action against Union infantry, cavalry, artillery, gunboats and even locomotives. Although he fought against tremendous odds, Pelham never lost an artillery duel or a single gun! This action-packed book fully describes the incredible feats of the adventurous, romantic artillery genius of the Confederacy.”-Print Ed.
Book Synopsis Blue-Eyed Child of Fortune by : Robert Gould Shaw
Download or read book Blue-Eyed Child of Fortune written by Robert Gould Shaw and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2011-08-15 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the Boston Common stands one of the great Civil War memorials, a magnificent bronze sculpture by Augustus Saint-Gaudens. It depicts the black soldiers of the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts Infantry marching alongside their young white commander, Colonel Robert Gould Shaw. When the philosopher William James dedicated the memorial in May 1897, he stirred the assembled crowd with these words: "There they march, warm-blooded champions of a better day for man. There on horseback among them, in the very habit as he lived, sits the blue-eyed child of fortune." In this book Shaw speaks for himself with equal eloquence through nearly two hundred letters he wrote to his family and friends during the Civil War. The portrait that emerges is of a man more divided and complex--though no less heroic--than the Shaw depicted in the celebrated film Glory. The pampered son of wealthy Boston abolitionists, Shaw was no abolitionist himself, but he was among the first patriots to respond to Lincoln's call for troops after the attack on Fort Sumter. After Cedar Mountain and Antietam, Shaw knew the carnage of war firsthand. Describing nightfall on the Antietam battlefield, he wrote, "the crickets chirped, and the frogs croaked, just as if nothing unusual had happened all day long, and presently the stars came out bright, and we lay down among the dead, and slept soundly until daylight. There were twenty dead bodies within a rod of me." When Federal war aims shifted from an emphasis on restoring the Union to the higher goal of emancipation for four million slaves, Shaw's mother pressured her son into accepting the command of the North's vanguard black regiment, the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts. A paternalist who never fully reconciled his own prejudices about black inferiority, Shaw assumed the command with great reluctance. Yet, as he trained his recruits in Readville, Massachusetts, during the early months of 1963, he came to respect their pluck and dedication. "There is not the least doubt," he wrote his mother, "that we shall leave the state, with as good a regiment, as any that has marched." Despite such expressions of confidence, Shaw in fact continued to worry about how well his troops would perform under fire. The ultimate test came in South Carolina in July 1863, when the Fifty-fourth led a brave but ill-fated charge on Fort Wagner, at the approach to Charleston Harbor. As Shaw waved his sword and urged his men forward, an enemy bullet felled him on the fort's parapet. A few hours later the Confederates dumped his body into a mass grave with the bodies of twenty of his men. Although the assault was a failure from a military standpoint, it proved the proposition to which Shaw had reluctantly dedicated himself when he took command of the Fifty-fourth: that black soldiers could indeed be fighting men. By year's end, sixty new black regiments were being organized. A previous selection of Shaw's correspondence was privately published by his family in 1864. For this volume, Russell Duncan has restored many passages omitted from the earlier edition and has provided detailed explanatory notes to the letters. In addition he has written a lengthy biographical essay that places the young colonel and his regiment in historical context.
Book Synopsis The Story of a Confederate Boy in the Civil War by : David Emmons Johnston
Download or read book The Story of a Confederate Boy in the Civil War written by David Emmons Johnston and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1914 edition. Excerpt: ... Preparations for Active Field Service. Dress Parade and Speeches of General Kemper and Colonel Patton. Battles Around Richmond. Games' Mill or Cold Harbor. Frazier's Farm and Malvern Hill. Testing a Man's Courage. Casualties. In Pursuit of the Enemy. In Camp Near the Chickahominy. Sickness and Death. Threatening Attitude of the Enemy in Northern Virginia. Concentration of the Confederate Army on the Rappahannock. Pope's Bravado. Lieutenant Hugh M. Patton Succeeds Stark as Adjutant, and Sergeant Parke Appointed SergeantMajor, Succeeding George S. Tansill. FOLLOWING the Battle of Seven Pines, and the period preceding the opening of the battles around Richmond, at Mechanicsville on June 26, all were engaged in drilling and gathering in absentees. Muskets were put in order, cartridge boxes, bayonets and gun straps were issued. Inspection of arms and accouterments, and dress parades were frequent, and the word went from lip to lip that something was up, that all this preparation meant business, and that right early. Rations were cooked and distributed on Wednesday, June 25, and everything put in shape to move on short notice. Being on parade on the evening of the day last referred to, General Kemper and Colonel Patton made soul-stirring speeches, telling us that the great battle of the revolution was now to be fought, and if we were successful the Confederacy would be a free country, and we would all go home together; if beaten, the war must be prolonged for years. Leaving camp in the early morning of the 26th, we marched in the direction of Mechanicsville bridge, on the Chickahominy, halting a short distance from the bridge under cover of timber on the roadside, from which we could, late in the afternoon, hear the roar of the battle at...
Book Synopsis The Southern Soldier Boy by : James Carson Elliott
Download or read book The Southern Soldier Boy written by James Carson Elliott and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Two Boys in the Civil War and After by : William Robert Houghton
Download or read book Two Boys in the Civil War and After written by William Robert Houghton and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Southern Soldier Boy: A Thousand Shots for the Confederacy by : James Elliott
Download or read book The Southern Soldier Boy: A Thousand Shots for the Confederacy written by James Elliott and published by Litres. This book was released on 2021-03-16 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Southern Soldier Boy: A Thousand Shots for the Confederacy" by James Carson Elliott. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Book Synopsis Colonel John Pelham by : William Woods Hassler
Download or read book Colonel John Pelham written by William Woods Hassler and published by . This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even before the end of the Civil War Colonel John Pelham had become a legendary figure of the Confederacy. General Lee called him "the gallant Pelham," and on seeing the young artillerist employ but a single gun to hold up the advance of three Union divisions and over a hundred guns at Fredericksberg, he exclaimed: "It is glorious to see such courage in one so young." "Stonewall" Jackson, who relied implicitly on Pelham in tight situations said: "It is really extraordinary to find such nerve and genius in a mere boy. With a Pelham on each flank I believe I could whip the world." "Jeb" Stuart, the dashing cavalry chief, claimed that "John Pelham exhibited a skill and courage which I have never seen surpassed. I loved him as a brother." Major John Esten Cooke, a fellow-officer and tent-mate, wrote: "He is the bravest human being I ever saw in my life." And one of Pelham's veteran gunners asserted: "We knew him--we trusted him--we would have followed him anywhere, and did." Shortly after the outbreak of hostilities in the spring of 1861, Cadet Pelham slipped away from West Point to join the Confederacy. Following the fierce Battle of First Manassas, in which he fought side-by-side with "Stonewall" Jackson, Pelham was assigned to "Jeb" Stuart's command with orders to organize the Stuart Horse Artillery. This mounted unit--dashing from action to action on the battlefield--provided General Lee's army with invaluable mobile firepower which saved many desperate situations. In over sixty battles Pelham's blazing guns saw furious action against Union infantry, cavalry, artillery, gunboats and even locomotives. Although he fought against tremendous odds, Pelham never lost an artillery duel or a single gun! Colonel Pelham was an outstanding figure on the battlefield and off. The modest, boyish-looking commander of the Horse Artillery was as calm and popular with his gunners under fire as he was with beautiful Southern belles in the ballroom. This action-packed book fully describes the incredible feats of the adventurous, romantic artillery genius of the Confederacy.
Book Synopsis Reminiscences of a Boy in Blue, 1862-1865 by : Henry Murray Calvert
Download or read book Reminiscences of a Boy in Blue, 1862-1865 written by Henry Murray Calvert and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Life of Robert E. Lee for Boys and Girls by : Joseph Grégoire de Roulhac Hamilton
Download or read book The Life of Robert E. Lee for Boys and Girls written by Joseph Grégoire de Roulhac Hamilton and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Southern Invincibility by : Wiley Sword
Download or read book Southern Invincibility written by Wiley Sword and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Southern pride-the notion that the South's character distinguishes it from the rest of the country-had a profound impact on how and why Confederates fought the Civil War, and continued to mold their psyche after they had been defeated. In Southern Invincibility, award-winning historian Wiley Sword traces the roots of the South's belief in its own superiority and examines the ways in which that conviction contributed to the war effort, even when it became clear that the South would not win. Informed by thorough research, Southern Invincibility is the historical investigation of a psychology that continues to define the South.
Book Synopsis A Boy in Blue 1862~1865 (Expanded, Annotated) by : Henry Murray Calvert
Download or read book A Boy in Blue 1862~1865 (Expanded, Annotated) written by Henry Murray Calvert and published by BIG BYTE BOOKS. This book was released on 2016-05-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henry Calvert's warmly funny and heartbreaking memoir of his time in the American Civil War is sometimes a typical soldier story but more often a highly-entertaining tale. He interwove his experiences in the army with his pursuit of the love of his life, who was already promised to another soldier. He and his best friend enlisted in Scott's 900 Regiment of Cavalry. For a time, they were bodyguards to Abraham Lincoln and Calvert's stories of that time is here as well. His heart broken, he nevertheless accepts his love's request to find her betrothed and present him with her locket. He finally found his rival after the war, explained his mission, and got an unexpected surprise. Along the way, he fought a war and commanded other soldiers. Every memoir of the American Civil War provides us with another view of the catastrophe that changed the country forever. For the first time, this long out-of-print volume is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers, tablets, and smartphones. Be sure to LOOK INSIDE by clicking the cover above or download a sample.
Book Synopsis The Blue and the Gray, Or, The Civil War as Seen by a Boy by : A. R. White
Download or read book The Blue and the Gray, Or, The Civil War as Seen by a Boy written by A. R. White and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Soldiering for Glory by : Frank Schaller
Download or read book Soldiering for Glory written by Frank Schaller and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ambitious German commanders views of military life and courtship in the Confederacy
Book Synopsis The Life of Johnny Reb by : Bell Irvin Wiley
Download or read book The Life of Johnny Reb written by Bell Irvin Wiley and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Bell Irvin Wiley's composite portrait of the rank-and-file Confederate soldier was published in 1943, it was enthusiastically received by professional historians and general readers alike. A half century later, the book still is regarded as one of the best available accounts of the ordinary citizens who made up the Confederate army. The Life of Johnny Reb is not about the battles and skirmishes fought by the Confederate foot soldier. Rather, it is an intimate history of the soldier's daily life - the songs he sang, the foods he ate, the hopes and fears he experienced, the reasons he fought. Wiley has examined countless letters, diaries, newspaper accounts, and official records in constructing this frequently poignant, sometimes humorous account of the life of Johnny Reb.
Book Synopsis Stories of the Confederacy by : Ulysses Robert Brooks
Download or read book Stories of the Confederacy written by Ulysses Robert Brooks and published by Guild Bindery Press. This book was released on 1912 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sketches of Hampton's Cavalry, Hart's Battery, Story of Brook's Battalion, a brief history of the Third South Carolina Cavalry, Bachman's Battery, and a brief look at the German Fusilliers, in addition to the home front.
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