A Soldier's Story of His Regiment(1st Edition) (61st Georgia): And Incidentally of the Lawton-Gordon-Evans Brigade Army of Northern Virginia (Seeing the Elephant) by George Washington Nicholson, KeithS. Bohannon Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2011 by University Alabama Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8173-5646-0, ISBN: 0-8173-5646-0
"George W. Nichols s aptly titled "Soldier s Story" is one of the classic narratives of frontline infantry service in the Army of Northern Virginia. Nichols s 61st Georgia fought in the renowned brigade commanded in turn by General Alexander r. Lawton, General John B. Gordon, and General Clement A. Evans. Nichols framed his account without sentimental hindsight; in addition to reporting great battles and dramatic moments, he told the sto ..."
""Recollections of War Times" is a dramatically improved edition of William A. 'Gus' McClendon's memoir of his service in the 15th Alabama Infantry. It has long been recognized as among the rarest books by any veteran of the Army of Northern Virginia. Previously printed in 1909, copies of that edition are exceedingly rare, and the few that exist are in very poor condition. Keith S. Bohannon has conducted relentless research that uncovere ..."
"Exploring family and community dynamics, "Enemies of the Country" profiles men and women of the Confederate states who, in addition to the wartime burdens endured by most southerners, had to cope with being a detested minority.With one exception, these featured individuals were white, but they otherwise represent a wide spectrum of the southern citizenry. They include natives to the region, foreign immigrants and northern transplants, a ..."
"Orphaned at age three, Ujanirtus Allen grew up in foster homes and boarding schools. In the spring of 1861, when he turned twenty-one, “Ugie” inherited a substantial estate in Troup County, Georgia, replete with slaves, livestock, and machinery. Unfortunately for Allen, the outbreak of war made it impossible to build the stable life and permanent home he so desperately wanted for himself, his wife, Susan, and their infant son. In April ..."
"Generally regarded as the most important of the Civil War campaigns conducted in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, that of 1864 lasted more than four months and claimed more than 25,000 casualties. The armies of Philip H. Sheridan and Jubal A. Early contended for immense stakes. Beyond the agricultural bounty and the boost in morale a victory would bring, events in the Valley also would affect Abraham Lincoln's chances for reelection i ..."
"Exploring family and community dynamics, Enemies of the Country profiles men and women of the Confederate states who, in addition to the wartime burdens endured by most southerners, had to cope with being a detested minority.With one exception, these featured individuals were white, but they otherwise represent a wide spectrum of the southern citizenry. They include natives to the region, foreign immigrants and northern transplants, aff ..."
"Out-of-print. Autographed and numbered first edition! Book #353 out of a print run of 1,000. MINT condition, never been read, spine unbroken, tight, no writing or markings inside or outside of book. PLEASE NOTE: These books came with white dust covers and with black ink on each jacket back, hence the front covers have some "graying" from the back cover of books stacked on top rubbing on them during shipping. Will ship with delivery ..."
"Georgians, like all Americans, experienced the Civil War in a variety of ways. Through selected articles drawn from the New Georgia Encyclopedia (www.georgiaencyclopedia.org), this collection chronicles the diversity of Georgia's Civil War experience and reflects the most current scholarship in terms of how the Civil War has come to be studied, documented, and analyzed.The Atlanta campaign and Sherman's March to the Sea changed the cour ..."
"In The Confederacy as a Revolutionary Experience (1970) and The Confederate Nation (1979), Emory Thomas redefined the field of Civil War history and reconceptualized the Confederacy as a unique entity fighting a war for survival. Inside the Confederate Nation honors his enormous contributions to the field with fresh interpretations of all aspects of Confederate lifenationalism and identity, family and gender, battlefront and home front ..."
"Civil War Writing is a collection of new essays that focus on the most significant writing about the American Civil War by participants who lived through it, whether as civilians or combatants, southerners or northerners, women or men, blacks or whites. Collectively, as contributors show, these writings have sustained their influence over generations and include histories, memoirs, journals, novels, and one literary falsehood posing as ..."
"The long-awaited third installment in this popular series on the critical but overlooked campaign that captured Atlanta. These essays by leading Civil War writers examine the campaign from political, military, and strategic perspectives."