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An uncompromising secessionist : the Civil War of George Knox Miller, Eighth (Wade's) Confederate Cavalry /

Engaging letters from a gifted and perceptive Confederate cavalry officer. This book contains the letters of George Knox Miller who served as a line officer in the Confederate cavalry and participated in almost all of the major campaigns of the Army of Tennessee. He was, clearly, a very well-educate...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Miller, George Knox, 1836-1916
Otros Autores: McMurry, Richard M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa, Ala. : University of Alabama Press, ©2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Engaging letters from a gifted and perceptive Confederate cavalry officer. This book contains the letters of George Knox Miller who served as a line officer in the Confederate cavalry and participated in almost all of the major campaigns of the Army of Tennessee. He was, clearly, a very well-educated young man. Born in 1836 in Talladega, Alabama, he developed a great love for reading and the theater and set his sights upon getting an education that would lead to a career in law or medicine; meanwhile he worked as an apprentice in a painting firm to earn tuition. Miller then enrolled in the Uni.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxviii, 360 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780817381455
0817381457