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Autore |
Miller George Knox <1836-1916.> |
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Titolo |
An uncompromising secessionist [[electronic resource] ] : the Civil War of George Knox Miller, Eighth (Wade's) Confederate Cavalry / / edited by Richard M. McMurry |
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Tuscaloosa, Ala., : University of Alabama Press, c2007 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (391 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Soldiers - Alabama - Talladega |
Alabama History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives |
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives, Confederate |
Alabama History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories |
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories |
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Cavalry operations |
Talladega (Ala.) Biography |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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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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Contents; Acknowledgments; Editor's Note; Bibliographical Sketch; 1. Prewar: 14 June 1860 - 11 May 1861; 2. Early Months at War: 31 May 1862 - 17 April 1862; 3. Battles and Marches: 14 June 1862 - 12 January 1863; 4. Prison and Retreat: 1 March - 16 July 1863; 5. Home and Sickness: 15 September - 6 November 1863; 6. ""The Lull That Precedes the Storm"": 2 January - 23 April 1864; 7. Cheerfuly into Battle: 4 May - 30 June 1864; 8. The Fight for Atlanta: 1 July - 5 November 1864; 9. ""This Trying Time"": 10 November 1864- 23 February 1865; 10. Postwar: 1865 - 1916; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Engaging letters from a gifted and perceptive Confederate cavalry officer. This book contains the letters of George Knox Miller who served as a line officer in the Confederate cavalry and participated in almost all of the major campaigns of the Army of Tennessee. He was, clearly, a very well-educated young man. Born in 1836 in Talladega, Alabama, he developed a great love for reading and the theater and set his sights |
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