Welcome the Hour of Conflict: William Cowan McClellan and the 9th Alabama

Welcome the Hour of Conflict: William Cowan McClellan and the 9th Alabama
ISBN-10
0817315217
ISBN-13
9780817315214
Category
History
Pages
444
Language
English
Published
2007-01-23
Publisher
University of Alabama Press
Author
William Cowan McClellan

Description

"McClellan's letters also contain vivid descriptions of camp life, battles, marches, picket duty, and sickness and disease in the army. The correspondence between McClellan and his family dealt with separation due to war as well as with other wartime difficulties such as food shortages, invasion, and occupation. The letters also show the rise and fall of morale on both the home front and on the battlefield, and how they were closely intertwined." "The letters reveal the attitude a common soldier in the Army of Northern Virginia had toward the day-to-day activity and progression of the war. John C. Carter includes helpful appendixes that list the letters chronologically and offer the regimental roster, casualty/enlistment totals, assignments, and McClellan's personal military record."--BOOK JACKET.

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