One of Lee's best men [[electronic resource] ] : the Civil War letters of General William Dorsey Pender / / edited by William Woods Hassler ; with a new foreword by Brian Wills

• Autore: Pender William Dorsey <1834-1863.>
• Pubblicazione: Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c1999
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (296 p.)
• Disciplina: 973.7/13/092
• Soggetto topico: Generals - Confederate States of America
• Soggetto geografico: United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns; United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives, Confederate
• Altri autori: HasslerWilliam W <1917-> (William Woods)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; The Letters; Afterword; Appendix: The Family; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: On the day that Lincoln was inaugurated in 1861, twenty-seven-year-old William Dorsey Pender, en route to the provisional Confederate capital in Montgomery, Alabama, hurriedly scribbled a note to his wife, Fanny. So began a prolific correspondence between a rising Confederate officer and his cherished wife that would last until Pender was mortally wounded at Gettysburg.First published by UNC Press in 1965, Pender's letters are filled with personal details, colorful descriptions, and candid opinions of such important figures as Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, J. E. B. Stuart, and A. P
• Titolo autorizzato: One of Lee's best men
• ISBN: 0-8078-6975-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910789526303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II