| 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
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Griffin, James B., 1825- |
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Confederate States of America. Army -- Officers -- Correspondence
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Confederate States of America. Army. Hampton Legion -- Biography
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Confederate States of America. Army |
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Confederate States of America. Army. Hampton Legion |
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Soldiers -- South Carolina -- Edgefield -- Correspondence
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HISTORY.
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Armed Forces -- Officers
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Military operations, Cavalry
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Social conditions
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Soldiers
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Cavalry operations.
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Confederate States of America -- Social conditions.
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Edgefield (S.C.) -- Biography
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South Carolina -- Edgefield
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United States
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United States -- Confederate States of America
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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History
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Personal correspondence
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Personal narratives
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Burton, Orville Vernon
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Griffin, James B., 1825-
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| ISBN |
1423765095 |
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9781423765097 |
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1602560102 |
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9781602560109 |
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9780195093117 |
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0195093119 |
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9780195093124 |
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0195093127 |
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1280441909 |
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9781280441905 |
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9780199853915 |
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0199853916 |
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