The spirits of bad men made perfect : the life and diary of Confederate artillerist William Ellis Jones /

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"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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jones, Constance Hall, 1964-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2020.
Colección:Engaging the Civil War.
Temas:
Jones, William Ellis, > 1838-1910.
Jones, Thomas Norcliffe, > 1800-1864.
Confederate States of America. > Army. > Virginia Artillery. > Crenshaw's Battery > Biography.
Confederate States of America. > Army. > Virginia Artillery. > Crenshaw's Battery
1861-1865
Soldiers > Virginia > Diaries.
Military campaigns
Regimental histories
Soldiers
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Campaigns.
Richmond (Va.) > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Biography.
Virginia > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Regimental histories.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Regimental histories.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Campagnes et batailles.
Virginie > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Histoire des unités.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Histoire des unités.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Récits personnels.
United States
Virginia
Virginia > Richmond
Personal Narrative
Biography
Biographies
Diaries
History
Personal narratives
Biographies.
Personal narratives.
Récits personnels.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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