Author : William Miller Owen
Publisher : LSU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780807123850
Total Pages : 550 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (238 download)
Book Synopsis In Camp and Battle with the Washington Artillery of New Orleans by : William Miller Owen
Download or read book In Camp and Battle with the Washington Artillery of New Orleans written by William Miller Owen and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 1999-06-01 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As adjutant of the Battalion Washing-ton Artillery of New Orleans, William Miller Owen was in an ideal position to observe his unit's inner workings. During his service, which spanned the entire war, he drafted and received orders; fought at Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Chickamauga; and endured the siege at Petersburg. Well acquainted with the officer corps of the Army of Northern Virginia, Owen chatted with General James Longstreet, took rides with General Robert E. Lee, and dined with President Jefferson Davis.Based on Owen's diary from these years, this volume brings to life the major figures and battles of the Army of Northern Virginia as well as lesser-known Civil War episodes. For this new edition, Nathaniel Cheairs Hughes, Jr., has provided an index and a new introduction that places the diary in the context of Civil War historiography.