03090nam 2200613 a 450 991081420790332120200520144314.00-8262-6551-0(CKB)1000000000475688(OCoLC)290589340(CaPaEBR)ebrary10188293(SSID)ssj0000238459(PQKBManifestationID)11200403(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000238459(PQKBWorkID)10233087(PQKB)10048906(MiAaPQ)EBC3570917(Au-PeEL)EBL3570917(CaPaEBR)ebr10188293(EXLCZ)99100000000047568820060613d2006 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrRise and fall of the Confederacy the memoir of Senator Williamson S. Oldham, CSA /edited with an introduction by Clayton E. Jewett1st ed.Columbia University of Missouri Pressc20061 online resource (305 p.) Shades of blue and gray seriesBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8262-1685-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-282) and index.Intro -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- EDITOR'S NOTE -- EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION -- WILLIAMSON SIMPSON OLDHAM'S INTRODUCTION -- 1 Confederate Demise -- 2 The Fall of Richmond -- 3 Onward to Demopolis Desertion and Lawlessness -- 4 Leaving Demopolis Politicians, Women, a Hog, and a Biting Dog -- 5 The French, Impressment, and "Marmaduke's Men -- 6 The True Cause of Southern Defeat -- 7 Military Despotism -- 8 Confederate Military Blunders -- 9 More Lawlessness and Waning Morale -- 10 The Trans-Mississippi Department -- 11 Western Chaos and Failure -- EPILOGUE -- Appendix 1 Major Battles -- Appendix 2 Congresses of the Confederate States of America -- Appendix 3 The Confederate Cabinet -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Index."Civil War memoir by a member of the Confederate Senate. Describing his travels between Richmond and Texas and analyzing the Confederate defeat, Williamson S. Oldham stresses the failure of the Congress to represent the sentiments of its citizens and the effects of CSA political and military measures on the country"--Provided by publisher.Shades of blue and gray series.LegislatorsConfederate States of AmericaBiographyConfederate States of AmericaPolitics and governmentUnited StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865BiographySouthern StatesDescription and travelUnited StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865CampaignsLegislators973.7/13092BOldham Williamson Simpson1813-1868.1625468Jewett Clayton E1625469MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910814207903321Rise and fall of the Confederacy3960942UNINA