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Author Jones, Constance Hall, 1964-

Title The spirits of bad men made perfect : the life and diary of Confederate artillerist William Ellis Jones / Constance Hall Jones.

Publication Info. Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2020.

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Description 1 online resource (260 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Engaging the Civil War
Engaging the Civil War.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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
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Subject Jones, William Ellis, 1838-1910.
Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Artillery. Crenshaw's Battery -- Biography.
Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Artillery. Crenshaw's Battery.
Genre/Form Biographies.
Subject Jones, Thomas Norcliffe, 1800-1864.
Soldiers -- Virginia -- Diaries.
Soldiers.
Virginia.
Genre/Form Diaries.
Subject United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
Richmond (Va.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Biography.
Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
Military campaigns.
Regimental histories.
United States.
Virginia -- Richmond.
American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)
Chronological Term 1861-1865
Genre/Form Personal Narrative.
Electronic books.
History.
Personal narratives.
Biographies.
Personal narratives.
Diaries.
Added Title Life and diary of Confederate artillerist William Ellis Jones
Other Form: Print version: Jones, Constance Hall, 1964- Spirits of bad men made perfect. Carbondale, IL : Southern Illinois University Press, [2020] 9780809337613 (DLC) 2019009180 (OCoLC)1080246794
ISBN 9780809337620 (electronic book)
0809337622 (electronic book)
9780809337613
0809337614