02636nam 2200649 a 450 991082740850332120200520144314.01-280-84486-80-19-803895-X1-4294-2073-1(CKB)1000000000468238(EBL)271546(OCoLC)466425198(SSID)ssj0000162767(PQKBManifestationID)11167197(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000162767(PQKBWorkID)10208059(PQKB)11532457(MiAaPQ)EBC271546(Au-PeEL)EBL271546(CaPaEBR)ebr10160642(CaONFJC)MIL84486(OCoLC)877789154(FINmELB)ELB164183(EXLCZ)99100000000046823820051206d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGettysburg requiem the life and lost causes of Confederate Colonel William C. Oates /Glenn W. LaFantasie1st ed.Oxford ;New York Oxford University Press20061 online resource (464 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-517458-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. [367]-396) and index.Rough and tumble days -- Baptism by fire -- An unchristian state of mind -- Ragged jacks -- Boulders like gravestones -- In the purple gloom -- Gone to flickering -- The end of chivalry -- Before the bar -- The one-armed hero of Henry County -- Striking to hurt -- A soldier in his heart -- Stumbling toward equality -- Requiem.William C Oates is best remembered as the Confederate officer defeated at Gettysburg's Little Round Top, losing a golden opportunity to win the battle. Written by the author of ""Twilight at Little Round Top"", this biography of Oates talks about the compelling and sometimes astonishing dimensions of this remarkable individual.SoldiersConfederate States of AmericaBiographyGovernorsAlabamaBiographyGettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863United StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865CampaignsSoldiersGovernorsGettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863.976.1/061092BLaFantasie Glenn W1624258MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910827408503321Gettysburg requiem3996967UNINA