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Record Nr.

UNINA9910154715603321

Autore

Sheeran James B. <1819-1881, >

Titolo

The Civil War Diary of Rev. James Sheeran, C.Ss.R : Chaplain, Confederate, Redemptorist / / Patrick J. Hayes, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, District of Columbia : , : The Catholic University of America Press, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

0-8132-2883-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (609 pages)

Disciplina

973.7/13

Soggetti

Military chaplains - Confederate States of America

Electronic books.

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Chaplains

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives, Confederate

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes indexes.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

A bloody month: from Cedar Mountain to Second Manassas (August 1862) -- The push into Maryland: southern campaigns from Chantilly to Harpers Ferry (September 1-16, 1862) -- Potomac crossings: master tactitions and Catholic encounters, Sharpsburg to Fredericksburg (September 17-December 15, 1862) -- Winter yields to spring: priestly ministrations, "outranking" General Lee, and the butchery of Chancellorsville (December 16, 1862-May 6, 1863) -- A respite day, a hard bargain for food, and the Battle of Gettysburg (May 8-July 5, 1863) -- Into Virginia: Martinsburg, a visit to President Madison's house, and priestly ministrations at the Battle of Bristoe Station (July 6-October 17, 1863) -- Furlough into the deep south: a tour through Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and Virginia (October 17, 1863-February 5, 1864) -- Richmond letters (February 6-May 3, 1864) -- The Shenandoah Campaign: the Battles of the Wilderness and Cold Harbor (May 4-June 12, 1864) -- Into the valley: Lynchburg, Monocacy, Second Kernstown, and Third Winchester (Opequon) (June 13-September 23, 1864) -- A pass into enemy lines, the Battle of Cedar



Creek, and capture (September 24-November 7, 1864) -- Incarceration at Fort McHenry, interviews with General Sheridan, and parole (November 8, 1864-May 7, 1865).

Sommario/riassunto

This exciting Civil War diary of a Redemptorist priest, Rev.James Sheeran, C.Ss.R., who was chaplain to the 14th Louisiana Regiment of the Confederacy, is a national treasure.Irish-born Sheeran (1817-1881) was one of only a few dozen Catholic chaplains commissioned for the Confederacy and one of only two who kept a journal.