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Autore |
Wickersham John T. <1846-1916.> |
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Titolo |
Boy soldier of the Confederacy [[electronic resource] ] : the memoir of Johnnie Wickersham / / edited by Kathleen Gorman |
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Carbondale, : Southern Illinois University Press, c2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-69718-0 |
9786613674142 |
0-8093-8794-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (194 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Soldiers - Missouri |
Child soldiers - Missouri |
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives, Confederate |
Missouri History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives |
Missouri History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories |
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories |
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Participation, Juvenile |
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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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Originally published under title: The gray and the blue. Berkeley, Calif. : J.T. Wickersham, 1915. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-159) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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"Memory seems so real" -- "The first time I heard Dixie" -- "We fought each other like wild animals" -- "I walked with military bearing" -- "To surrender we knew meant death" -- "They stared at me with wondering eyes." |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Johnnie Wickersham was fourteen when he ran away from his Missouri home to fight for the Confederacy. Fifty years after the war, he wrote his memoir at the request of family and friends and distributed it privately in 1915. Boy Soldier of the Confederacy: The Memoir of Johnnie Wickersham offers not only a rare look into the Civil War through the eyes of a child but also a coming-of-age story.Edited by Kathleen Gorman, the volume presents a new introduction and annotations that explain how the war was glorified over time, the harsh |
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