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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Tuscaloosa, Ala. :
University of Alabama Press,
©2007.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxviii, 360 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780817381455 0817381457 |