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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817729903321

Autore

Chamberlaine William Wilson <1836-1923.>

Titolo

Memoirs of the Civil War between the northern and southern sections of the United States of America, 1861 to 1865 / / William W. Chamberlaine ; edited and with an introduction by Robert E.L. Krick

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c2010

ISBN

0-8173-8507-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (129 p.)

Collana

Seeing the elephant : southern eyewitnesses to the Civil War

Altri autori (Persone)

KrickRobert E. L

Disciplina

973.7/82

Soggetti

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

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories

Virginia History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Artillery operations

Virginia History Civil War, 1861-1865 Artillery operations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: Washington, D.C. : Press of Byron S. Adams, 1912.

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Editor's Preface; Editor's Introduction; Introduction; Chapter 1: Service with the Infantry; Chapter 2: Battles near Richmond; Chapter 3: March to Winchester; Chapter 4: Sharpsburg; Chapter 5: Fredericksburg; Chapter 6: Field Artillery; Chapter 7: Service on the Artillery Staff; Chapter 8: Chancellorsville; Chapter 9: Artillery of the Third Corps; Chapter 10: Battle of Gettysburg; Chapter 11: Comments on the Battle of Gettysburg; Chapter 12: Battle of Bristow Station; Chapter 13: Army Returns to Orange Court House; Chapter 14: Mine Run; Chapter 15: Battle of the Wilderness

Chapter 16: SpottsylvaniaChapter 17: Siege of Petersburg; Chapter 18: End Approaches; Chapter 19: Last Battle; Chapter 20: Return; General Remarks; Index

Sommario/riassunto

"William Wilson Chamberlaine's Memoirs of the Civil War, though relatively little known because of its rarity in the original edition, contains much valuable information and engaging narrative passages. A Virginian whose Confederate career included service in an infantry



regiment early in the war, Chamberlaine's most important military service was as a staff officer attached to Brigadier General Reuben Lindsay Walker, who commanded the Third Corps artillery in the Army of Northern Virginia. His book includes excellent material on the duties of staff officers, operation of Conf