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Record Nr.

UNINA9910163354603321

Autore

Paogue Lt. - William Thomas

Titolo

Gunner with Stonewall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Waipu : , : Pickle Partners Publishing, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-78289-842-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (391 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CockrellMonroe F

WileyBell Irvin

Disciplina

973.7

Soggetti

Military biography

Confederate States of America

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Title page -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- EDITOR’S FOREWORD -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 1 - LAWYER TO LIEUTENANT -- CHAPTER 2 - FIRST BATTLES UNDER JACKSON -- CHAPTER 3 - TRIAL AND TRIUMPH IN THE VALLEY -- CHAPTER 4 - SEVEN DAYS THROUGH SECOND MANASSAS -- CHAPTER 5 - ТО MARYLAND AND BACK -- CHAPTER 6 - FREDERICKSBURG -- CHAPTER 7 - FAREWELL TO THE ROCKBRIDGE ARTILLERY -- CHAPTER 8 - GETTYSBURG -- CHAPTER 9 - RELAXATION AND PROMOTION -- CHAPTER 10 - A SEASON OF SLAUGHTER: WILDERNESS THROUGH COLD HARBOR -- CHAPTER 11 - PRIVATIONS AND PLEASURES OF THE FINAL MONTHS -- CHAPTER 12 - THE LAST CAMPAIGN -- APPENDICES --   APPENDIX I - Letter of Poague to his father, June 1, 1864, relating two incidents concerning General Lee --   APPENDIX II - War-time (1864-1865) Letters of Poague to his mother and brother --   APPENDIX III - Letters Received by Poague, during the Reconstruction period, from Confederate comrades. --   APPENDIX IV - Lee’s approval of Poague’s request for mortars and post-war letter of Lee, presumably to Poague. -- EDITOR’S ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Sommario/riassunto

Includes Civil War Map and Illustrations Pack - 224 battle plans, campaign maps and detailed analyses of actions spanning the entire period of hostilities.An excellent memoir from one of Stonewall



Jackson's artillery officers who fought throughout the Civil War until final defeat.Born in Rockbridge County, Virginia in 1835, the opening of the Civil War found William T. Poague practicing law in Missouri. As the first shots began flying he repaired to his home state to offer his services to the Confederate army. He started his army life as a second lieutenant in the famous Rockbridge Virginia Artillery and would fight with gallantry, courage and great skill on many Civil War battlefields. He was engaged at First Manassas, Romney, Kernstown, the Seven Days Campaign, Cedar Mountain, Second Manassas, Harper's Ferry Antietam, and Fredericksberg. By this time his distinguished conduct had led him to be promoted to Major and fought on at Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the Wilderness, Cold Harbor before the final surrender at Appomattox.This edition was edited by noted Civil War historian Monroe F. Cockerell and has an excellent introduction by Bell Irwin Wiley.