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Fighting for the Confederacy
The Personal Recollections of General Edward Porter Alexander. Gallagher,
ed. This is one of the richest personal accounts in all of the vast
literature on the Civil War. No other veteran matched Alexander's ability
to discuss operations in penetrating detail; particularly noteworthy is
Alexander's description of Gettysburg and his utterly candid appraisals of
leaders on both sides. 692 pgs., 75 illustrations, 6"x 9", sfbd.
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The 16th Mississippi Infantry
Civil War Letters and Reminiscences. Robert Evans, ed. They fought in the
Shenandoah campaign that blazed Stonewall Jackson's reputation. They
fought at Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg. At
the surrender, they were beside General Lee in Appomattox. From the
beginning of the war to its very end, the men of the 16th Mississippi
endured. In this collection of their letters and their memories, you will
find the fascinating words of these common soldiers in one of the most
notable units in the Army of Northern Virginia. 393 pgs., 6¼"x 9¼", hdbd.
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Voices From Cemetery Hill
The Civil War Diary, Reports, and Letters of Col. William Henry Asbury
Speer. Allen Paul Speer. Col. Speer fought in 16 major battles, was
wounded twice, served time in Northern prison camps, participated in
Pickett's charge, and marched with Jackson around the Union Army at
Chancellorsville. His Civil War diary and letters provide vivid, often
graphic, accounts of battles at Hanover Court House, Chancellorsville,
Gettysburg, Wilderness, and Spotsylvania. 235 pgs., 60 B&W photos and
illustrations, 6"x 9", sfbd.
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Writing and Fighting the Confederate War
William B. Styple, ed. In June 1861, the Savannah Republican sent its most
talented correspondent - Peter Wellington Alexander - to Virginia to
report on the Confederate War for Independence. For four long and bloody
years, Alexander wrote hundreds of letters documenting the struggle for
the Lost Cause. Now published for the first time, these detailed letters
vividly describe the life of the Confederate Soldier in camp and in many
of the biggest battles of the war. 272 pgs., 7"x 10", hdbd.
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Berry Benson's Civil War Book
Memoirs of a Confederate Scout and Sharpshooter.
Susan Williams Benson, ed. Confederate scout and sharpshooter Berry
Greenwood Benson witnessed the first shot fired on Fort Sumter, retreated
with Lee's Army to its surrender at Appomattox Courthouse, and missed
little of the action in between. This memoir of his service is a
remarkable narrative, filled with the minutiae of the soldier's life and
paced by a continual succession of battlefield anecdotes. 221 pgs., 5½"x
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