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1 online resource (xix, 107 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Series |
Seeing the elephant : southern eyewitnesses to the Civil War
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Seeing the elephant.
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| Note |
Originally published: Washington, D.C. : Press of Byron S. Adams, 1912. |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
Editor's Preface; Editor's Introduction; Introduction; Chapter 1: Service with the Infantry; Chapter 2: Battles near Richmond; Chapter 3: March to Winchester; Chapter 4: Sharpsburg; Chapter 5: Fredericksburg; Chapter 6: Field Artillery; Chapter 7: Service on the Artillery Staff; Chapter 8: Chancellorsville; Chapter 9: Artillery of the Third Corps; Chapter 10: Battle of Gettysburg; Chapter 11: Comments on the Battle of Gettysburg; Chapter 12: Battle of Bristow Station; Chapter 13: Army Returns to Orange Court House; Chapter 14: Mine Run; Chapter 15: Battle of the Wilderness. |
| Summary |
"William Wilson Chamberlaine's Memoirs of the Civil War, though relatively little known because of its rarity in the original edition, contains much valuable information and engaging narrative passages. A Virginian whose Confederate career included service in an infantry regiment early in the war, Chamberlaine's most important military service was as a staff officer attached to Brigadier General Reuben Lindsay Walker, who commanded the Third Corps artillery in the Army of Northern Virginia. His book includes excellent material on the duties of staff officers, operation of Confederate conscri. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Infantry Regiment, 6th.
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Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Infantry Regiment, 6th. |
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Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Infantry Regiment, 6th. |
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American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865) |
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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 -- Regimental histories.
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Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Artillery operations.
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Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Artillery operations.
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| Chronological Term |
1861 - 1865 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Personal narratives -- Confederate.
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Personal narratives.
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Personal narratives.
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| Added Author |
Krick, Robert E. L.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Chamberlaine, William Wilson, 1836-1923. Memoirs of the Civil War between the northern and southern sections of the United States of America, 1861 to 1865. Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2010 9780817356354 (DLC) 2010051459 (OCoLC)630479763 |
| ISBN |
9780817385071 (electronic book) |
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081738507X (electronic book) |
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9780817356354 |
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0817356355 |
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