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1 online resource |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
A taste of war and new duties : 1862-May 1863 -- Aboard the CSS Palmetto State : August 1863-November 1863 -- Duty at Fort Sumter and an engagement : December 1863-February 1864 -- A lofty perch in St. Michael's : March 1864-November 1864 -- Sherman targets South Carolina : December 1864-March 1865. |
| Summary |
One soldier's eloquent, descriptive letters to his family offer a personal view of the devastating assault. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Smythe, Augustine Thomas, 1842-1914 -- Correspondence.
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Smythe, Augustine Thomas, 1842-1914. |
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Correspondence.
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Confederate States of America. Signal Corps -- Biography.
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Confederate States of America. Signal Corps. |
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Biographies.
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American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865) |
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Siege of Charleston (Charleston, South Carolina : 1863) |
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate.
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South Carolina -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate.
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Charleston (S.C.) -- History -- Siege, 1863 -- Personal narratives, Confederate.
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Soldiers -- South Carolina -- Correspondence.
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Soldiers. |
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South Carolina. |
| Chronological Term |
1861-1865 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Personal narratives -- Confederate.
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Records and correspondence.
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Autobiographies.
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Autobiographies.
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Personal correspondence.
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Personal correspondence.
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Personal narratives.
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Personal narratives.
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| Added Author |
Emerson, W. Eric, 1966- editor, transcriber.
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Stokes, Karen, editor, transcriber.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Smythe, Augustine Thomas, 1842-1914. Days of destruction. Columbia, South Carolina : The University of South Carolina Press, [2017] 9781611177701 (DLC) 2016054289 |
| ISBN |
9781611177718 (electronic book) |
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1611177715 (electronic book) |
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9781611177701 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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1611177707 |
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