02837nam 2200493 450 991082675010332120200115142047.00-8093-3762-2(CKB)4940000000150534(MiAaPQ)EBC5990194(EXLCZ)99494000000015053420200115d2020 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe spirits of bad men made perfect the life and diary of Confederate artillerist William Ellis Jones /Constance Hall JonesCarbondale :Southern Illinois University Press,[2020]©20201 online resource (260 pages)Engaging the Civil War0-8093-3761-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Prelude to soldiering -- Stumbling in the shadows of giants -- Before Dixie -- A true Virginian -- Prelude to war -- The Civil War diary of William Ellis Jones, of Richmond, Virginia -- Part 1. First muster at Richmond through maneuvers around Fredericksburg, Virginia. March 14-May 23, 1862 -- Part 2. The Peninsula Campaign. May 24-July 28, 1862 -- Part 3. March to join Jackson and on to Second Manassas. July 29-September 1, 1862 -- Part 4. On to Maryland, Harpers Ferry, and Antietam. September 2-20, 1862 -- Part 5. Meandering toward Fredericksburg. September 21-December 14, 1862 -- Part 6. March to winter quarters. December 15-31, 1862 -- A strange and severe life -- The spirits of bad men made perfect -- Appendix."The centerpiece of the book is the Civil War diary of William Ellis Jones, of Richmond, Virginia, who enlisted as an artillerist in Crenshaw's Battery, Army of Northern Virginia, just as the Confederate Conscription Act was coming into effect. Beyond the military interest, however, a thorough investigation into the diary's author."--Provided by publisher.Engaging the Civil War.SoldiersVirginiaDiariesUnited StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865CampaignsVirginiaUnited StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865CampaignsMarylandRichmond (Va.)HistoryCivil War, 1861-1865BiographyVirginiaHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Regimental historiesUnited StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Regimental historiesUnited StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Personal narrativesSoldiers973.7455092Jones Constance Hall1964-1613508MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910826750103321The spirits of bad men made perfect3942855UNINA