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The spirits of bad men made perfect : the life and diary of Confederate artillerist William Ellis Jones /
"The centerpiece of the book is the Civil War diary of William Ellis Jones, of Richmond, Virginia, who enlisted as an artillerist in Crenshaw's Battery, Army of Northern Virginia, just as the Confederate Conscription Act was coming into effect. Beyond the military interest, however, a thor...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Carbondale :
Southern Illinois University Press,
2020.
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| Series: | Engaging the Civil War.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Prelude to soldiering
- Stumbling in the shadows of giants
- Before Dixie
- A true Virginian
- Prelude to war
- The Civil War diary of William Ellis Jones, of Richmond, Virginia
- Part 1. First muster at Richmond through maneuvers around Fredericksburg, Virginia. March 14-May 23, 1862
- Part 2. The Peninsula Campaign. May 24-July 28, 1862
- Part 3. March to join Jackson and on to Second Manassas. July 29-September 1, 1862
- Part 4. On to Maryland, Harpers Ferry, and Antietam. September 2-20, 1862
- Part 5. Meandering toward Fredericksburg. September 21-December 14, 1862
- Part 6. March to winter quarters. December 15-31, 1862
- A strange and severe life
- The spirits of bad men made perfect
- Appendix.