From that terrible field : Civil War letters of James M. Williams, 21st Alabama infantry volunteers / / edited by John Kent Folmar

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910818259903321
• Autore: Williams James M. <1837-1903.>
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: University, Ala., : University of Alabama Press, c1981
• ISBN: 0-8173-8567-3; 0-585-14085-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (206 pages)
• Altri autori (Persone): FolmarJohn Kent <1932->
• Disciplina: 973.7/82; 973.782
• Soggetti: United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories; United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives, Confederate
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliography (p. [180]-181) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Maps and Illustrations; Preface; Introduction; I. Hall's Mill, Fort Gaines, and Camp Memminger: October 19, 1861 - February 28, 1862; II. Fort Pillow, Shiloh, and Corinth: March 7 - May 18, 1862; III. Tupelo: June 1 - July 22, 1862; IV. Fort Morgan, Choctaw Bluff, and Oven Bluff: August 13, 1862 - November 27, 1863; V. Fort Powell, Mobile Defenses, Spanish Fort, and Cuba Station: January 24, 1864 - May 10, 1865; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: "The well-written and candid letters of a reasonably articulate Southern officer, who paints a lucid picture of everyday life in the Confederate army in a little-known theater... Williams's letters, personally written and shot through with his sharp sense of humor and folksy artwork, provide an excellent account of a long neglected theater of the American Civil War." - Western Pennsylvania History