Lamson of the Gettysburg : the Civil War letters of Lieutenant Roswell H. Lamson, U.S. Navy / / edited by James M. McPherson and Patricia R. McPherson [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Lamson Roswell Hawks
• Pubblicazione: New York ; , : Oxford University Press, , 2023
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (272 pages)
• Disciplina: 973.7/5
• Soggetto geografico: Oregon Biography; United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Naval operations; United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives
• Persona (resp. second.): McPhersonPatricia R.; McPhersonJames M.
• Note generali: Includes index.; Previously issued in print: 1997.
• Nota di contenuto: Preface Acknowledgments A Note on Editorial Method Prologue 1. I Shall Stand by the Union 2. If They Will Only Give Us a Chance 3. I Wish the Navy Could Do More 4. One of the Most Gallant Officers in the Navy 5. The People of Oregon Feel Proud to Call You Their Son 6. Our Flag Was the First 7. The Rebs Eat Little and Fight Hard 8. I Am Getting Tired and Wear y9. We Have Taken Fort Fisher Epilogue Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Roswell Lamson was one of the boldest and most skilful young officers in the Union navy, commanding more ships and flotillas than any other officer of his age or rank and climaxed by his captaincy of the navy's fastest ship in 1864, "USS Gettysburg". This volume presents his war-time letters.
• Titolo autorizzato: Lamson of the Gettysburg
• ISBN: 0-19-771417-X; 9786610965663; 1-280-96566-5; 0-19-972792-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910828252003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford scholarship online.