| Description |
1 online resource (260 pages) |
| Series |
Engaging the Civil War |
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Engaging the Civil War.
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| Contents |
Prelude to soldiering -- Stumbling in the shadows of giants -- Before Dixie -- A true Virginian -- Prelude to war -- The Civil War diary of William Ellis Jones, of Richmond, Virginia -- Part 1. First muster at Richmond through maneuvers around Fredericksburg, Virginia. March 14-May 23, 1862 -- Part 2. The Peninsula Campaign. May 24-July 28, 1862 -- Part 3. March to join Jackson and on to Second Manassas. July 29-September 1, 1862 -- Part 4. On to Maryland, Harpers Ferry, and Antietam. September 2-20, 1862 -- Part 5. Meandering toward Fredericksburg. September 21-December 14, 1862 -- Part 6. March to winter quarters. December 15-31, 1862 -- A strange and severe life -- The spirits of bad men made perfect -- Appendix |
| Summary |
"The centerpiece of the book is the Civil War diary of William Ellis Jones, of Richmond, Virginia, who enlisted as an artillerist in Crenshaw's Battery, Army of Northern Virginia, just as the Confederate Conscription Act was coming into effect. Beyond the military interest, however, a thorough investigation into the diary's author."--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed December 30, 2019) |
| Subject |
Jones, William Ellis, 1838-1910.
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Jones, Thomas Norcliffe, 1800-1864.
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Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Artillery. Crenshaw's Battery -- Biography
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| SUBJECT |
Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Artillery. Crenshaw's Battery fast |
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Soldiers -- Virginia -- Diaries
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Military campaigns
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Regimental histories
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Soldiers
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140216
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Richmond (Va.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Biography
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Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140267
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140261
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| Subject |
United States
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Virginia
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Virginia -- Richmond
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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Diaries
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History
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Personal narratives
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Biographies.
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Personal narratives.
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Biographies.
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Récits personnels.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780809337620 |
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0809337622 |
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