Rise and fall of the Confederacy : the memoir of Senator Williamson S. Oldham, CSA /
"Civil War memoir by a member of the Confederate Senate. Describing his travels between Richmond and Texas and analyzing the Confederate defeat, Williamson S. Oldham stresses the failure of the Congress to represent the sentiments of its citizens and the effects of CSA political and military me...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Columbia :
University of Missouri Press,
©2006.
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Colección: | Shades of blue and gray series.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; EDITOR'S NOTE; EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION; WILLIAMSON SIMPSON OLDHAM'S INTRODUCTION; 1 Confederate Demise; 2 The Fall of Richmond; 3 Onward to Demopolis Desertion and Lawlessness; 4 Leaving Demopolis Politicians, Women, a Hog, and a Biting Dog; 5 The French, Impressment, and "Marmaduke's Men
- 6 The True Cause of Southern Defeat; 7 Military Despotism; 8 Confederate Military Blunders; 9 More Lawlessness and Waning Morale; 10 The Trans-Mississippi Department; 11 Western Chaos and Failure; EPILOGUE; Appendix 1 Major Battles.
- Appendix 2 Congresses of the Confederate States of AmericaAppendix 3 The Confederate Cabinet; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Index.