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Mosby John Singleton <1833-1916.> |
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Take sides with the truth [[electronic resource] ] : the postwar letters of John Singleton Mosby to Samuel F. Chapman / / edited by Peter A. Brown |
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Lexington, : University Press of Kentucky, c2007 |
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0-8131-3753-5 |
1-283-23242-1 |
9786613232427 |
0-8131-2712-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (195 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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ChapmanSamuel Forrer <1838-1919.> |
BrownPeter A |
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Soggetti |
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Soldiers - Confederate States of America |
Gettysburg Campaign, 1863 |
Electronic books. |
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front cover; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Forged in Fire; The Letters; Photo insert; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index |
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With a Foreword by Jeffry D. Wert During the Civil War, Confederate John Singleton Mosby led the Forty-third Battalion, Virginia Cavalry, better known as Mosby's Rangers, in many bold and daring operations behind Union lines. Following the war, Mosby stayed in touch with several of his closest confidants, one of whom was former captain and Baptist minister Samuel Forrer Chapman. Take Sides with the Truth is a collection of more than eighty letters written by Mosby to Chapman. Published for the first time in their entirety, they reveal Mosby's innermost thoughts on many subjects, such as his |
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