Title "A gentleman and an officer" : a military and social history of James B. Griffin's civil war / Judith N. McArthur, Orville Vernon Burton

Published New York : Oxford University Press, 1996

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 362 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps Contents List of Maps; Abbreviations Used in Notes; 1. "Without Counting the Cost"; 2. Fort Sumter to Manassas; 3. Guarding the Potomac Line; 4. Retreat to the Rappahannock; 5. The Peninsula Campaign; 6. Tour of Duty Ends; 7. On the Carolina Coast: Fifth Regiment South Carolina Reserves; 8. Fear of Invasion: Colonel of the First South Carolina Militia; 9. Edgefield and Texas: Rebuilding Identities; Appendix; Family Tree; Table A-1: Census Profile; Table A-2: Wealth of Edgefield Household Heads; Figure A-1: Distribution of Slaves and Slaveownership Summary This work presents a collection of letters written by James B. Griffin, a wealthy planter from Edgfield, South Carolina, during the American Civil war. The book recounts an officer's experiences to provide both a social and military history Notes Includes a collection of letters from James B. Griffin to his wife during his tenure in the Confederate Army Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Griffin, James B., 1825- -- Correspondence SUBJECT Griffin, James B., 1825- fast Subject Confederate States of America. Army -- Officers -- Correspondence Confederate States of America. Army. Hampton Legion -- Biography SUBJECT Confederate States of America. Army fast Confederate States of America. Army. Hampton Legion fast Subject Soldiers -- South Carolina -- Edgefield -- Correspondence HISTORY. Armed Forces -- Officers Military operations, Cavalry Social conditions Soldiers SUBJECT United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140262 United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Cavalry operations. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140220 Confederate States of America -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85030860 Edgefield (S.C.) -- Biography Subject South Carolina -- Edgefield United States United States -- Confederate States of America Genre/Form Biographies History Personal correspondence Personal narratives Form Electronic book Author Burton, Orville Vernon Griffin, James B., 1825- ISBN 1423765095 9781423765097 1602560102 9781602560109 9780195093117 0195093119 9780195093124 0195093127 1280441909 9781280441905 9780199853915 0199853916

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