Welcome the hour of conflict : William Cowan McClellan and the 9th Alabama / / edited by John C. Carter

• Autore: McClellan William Cowan <1839-1869.>
• Pubblicazione: Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (458 p.)
• Disciplina: 973.7/461092
• Soggetto topico: Soldiers - Alabama
• Soggetto geografico: Alabama History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives; Virginia 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; Virginia History Civil War, 1861-1865; United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns
• Altri autori: CarterJohn C
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [397]-405) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preparing for war : Alabama to Richmond, January 14-June 20, 1861 -- Waiting for the great battle : Richmond to Manassas, June 21-July 21, 1861, Manassas to Centreville, Virginia : July 22-September 21, 1861 -- Camp at Centreville, Virginia : September 27-December 31, 1861 -- The road to the Peninsula : January 8-March 24, 1862 -- The Peninsula campaign and the Seven Days Battles : March 25-July 27, 1862 -- The Second Battle of Manassas to Fredericksburg, Virginia : August 9-November 18, 1862 -- The Fredericksburg campaign : December 3, 1862-February 9, 1863 -- Chancellorsville, Virginia, to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania : February 20-July 9, 1863 -- Orange, Virginia, to Petersburg, Virginia : August 22, 1863-October, 1864 -- Prison and home again : January 2-June 2, 1865 -- Epilogue -- Appendix A : List of the letters -- Appendix B : 9th Alabama Regiment casualties/enlistment totals -- Appendix C : 9th Alabama Regiment officers and infantry assignments -- Appendix D : Pvt. William Cowan McClellan's military record -- Appendix E : 9th Alabama regimental roster for Companies F and H.
• Sommario/riassunto: Vivid and lively letters from a young Confederate in Lee's Army. In the spring of 1861 a 22-year-old Alabamian did what many of his friends and colleagues were doing-he joined the Confederate Army as a volunteer. The first of his family to enlist, William Cowan McClellan, who served as a private in the 9th Alabama Infantry regiment, wrote hundreds of letters throughout the war, often penning for friends who could not write home for themselves. In the letters collected in John C. Carter's volume, this young soldier comments on his feelings toward his commanding officers, his
• Titolo autorizzato: Welcome the hour of conflict
• ISBN: 0-8173-8143-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910828898103321
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