Civil War Eyewitnesses: An Annotated Bibliography of Books and Articles, 1986-1996
- ISBN-10
- 1570033277
- ISBN-13
- 9781570033278
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 271
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- Univ of South Carolina Press
- Author
- Garold Cole
Description
A catalogue of 596 firsthand accounts of the American Civil War published as books or periodical articles from 1986 to 1996. This listing includes diaries, letters and memoirs written by soldiers, civilians and foreign travellers. The historical importance of such pieces is also examined.
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- 1988
- 351 pages
- Paperback
- University of South Carolina Press
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