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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450458203321

Autore

Simpson R. W (Richard Wright), <1840-1912, >

Titolo

Far, far from home : the wartime letters of Dick and Tally Simpson, Third South Carolina Volunteers / / edited by Guy R. Everson and Edward H. Simpson, Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 1994

ISBN

1-280-65491-0

0-19-535873-2

1-4237-3847-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxi, 316 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

973.7457

973.782

Soggetti

Soldiers - South Carolina

Regions & Countries - Americas

United States - General

History & Archaeology

Electronic books.

South Carolina History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives

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

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

My feeling of duty urges me to it -- A fight is daily anticipated -- I never slept as cold in my life -- I believe God is with us -- I was in the hottest part of the fight -- Tis a topic which interests me a great deal -- Never did troops fight better than ours -- Remember me kindly to all friends -- It is my mournful duty to communicate to you...

Sommario/riassunto

This is a selection of the wartime letters of Dick and Tally Simpson, two Confederate soldiers, during the American Civil War. It traces their wartime experiences.