LEADER 03090nam 2200613 a 450 001 9910814207903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8262-6551-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000475688 035 $a(OCoLC)290589340 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10188293 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000238459 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11200403 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000238459 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10233087 035 $a(PQKB)10048906 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3570917 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3570917 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10188293 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000475688 100 $a20060613d2006 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRise and fall of the Confederacy $ethe memoir of Senator Williamson S. Oldham, CSA /$fedited with an introduction by Clayton E. Jewett 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aColumbia $cUniversity of Missouri Press$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (305 p.) 225 1 $aShades of blue and gray series 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-8262-1685-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 275-282) and index. 327 $aIntro -- 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. 330 $a"Civil War memoir by a member of the Confederate Senate. Describing his travels between Richmond and Texas and analyzing the Confederate defeat, Williamson S. Oldham stresses the failure of the Congress to represent the sentiments of its citizens and the effects of CSA political and military measures on the country"--Provided by publisher. 410 0$aShades of blue and gray series. 606 $aLegislators$zConfederate States of America$vBiography 607 $aConfederate States of America$xPolitics and government 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$vBiography 607 $aSouthern States$xDescription and travel 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$xCampaigns 615 0$aLegislators 676 $a973.7/13092 676 $aB 700 $aOldham$b Williamson Simpson$f1813-1868.$01625468 701 $aJewett$b Clayton E$01625469 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910814207903321 996 $aRise and fall of the Confederacy$93960942 997 $aUNINA