An uncompromising secessionist [[electronic resource] ] : the Civil War of George Knox Miller, Eighth (Wade's) Confederate Cavalry / / edited by Richard M. McMurry
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Miller George Knox <1836-1916.>
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| Titolo: |
An uncompromising secessionist [[electronic resource] ] : the Civil War of George Knox Miller, Eighth (Wade's) Confederate Cavalry / / edited by Richard M. McMurry
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| Pubblicazione: | Tuscaloosa, Ala., : University of Alabama Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (391 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 973.7/468092 |
| Soggetto topico: | Soldiers - Alabama - Talladega |
| Soggetto geografico: | Alabama History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives |
| United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives, Confederate | |
| Alabama History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories | |
| United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories | |
| United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Cavalry operations | |
| Talladega (Ala.) Biography | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Altri autori: |
McMurryRichard M
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Acknowledgments; Editor's Note; Bibliographical Sketch; 1. Prewar: 14 June 1860 - 11 May 1861; 2. Early Months at War: 31 May 1862 - 17 April 1862; 3. Battles and Marches: 14 June 1862 - 12 January 1863; 4. Prison and Retreat: 1 March - 16 July 1863; 5. Home and Sickness: 15 September - 6 November 1863; 6. ""The Lull That Precedes the Storm"": 2 January - 23 April 1864; 7. Cheerfuly into Battle: 4 May - 30 June 1864; 8. The Fight for Atlanta: 1 July - 5 November 1864; 9. ""This Trying Time"": 10 November 1864- 23 February 1865; 10. Postwar: 1865 - 1916; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Engaging letters from a gifted and perceptive Confederate cavalry officer. This book contains the letters of George Knox Miller who served as a line officer in the Confederate cavalry and participated in almost all of the major campaigns of the Army of Tennessee. He was, clearly, a very well-educated young man. Born in 1836 in Talladega, Alabama, he developed a great love for reading and the theater and set his sights upon getting an education that would lead to a career in law or medicine; meanwhile he worked as an apprentice in a painting firm to earn tuition. Miller then enro |
| Titolo autorizzato: | An uncompromising secessionist |
| ISBN: | 0-8173-8145-7 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910451509403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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