Joe Brown's pets : the Georgia Militia, 1861-1865 / William R. Scaife and William Harris Bragg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scaife, William R. (William Robert), 1927-

Contributor:

Bragg, William Harris.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Georgia. Militia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

Georgia.

Georgia. Militia.

History.

Manpower.

Georgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories.

Regimental histories.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Manpower.

United States.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories.

Georgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.

Brown, Joseph E. (Joseph Emerson), 1821-1894.

Brown, Joseph E.

Governors--Georgia--Biography.

Governors.

Georgia--Politics and government--1861-1865.

Politics and government.

Confederate States of America--Politics and government.

Confederate States of America.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xi, 385 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits, plans ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Macon, Ga. : Mercer University Press, [2004]

Contents:

The war governor and his militia

The Georgia Militia during the Atlanta Campaign

Contesting Sherman's March : the Militia at Griswoldville

Defending the Charleston & Savannah Railroad : the Militia at Honey Hill

The Militia at the Siege of Savannah and the surrender of Macon

Troops of war : an overview of Georgia's state forces, 1861-1865

The "Melish" : a selection of historical and literary descriptions, satirical and otherwise, of the Georgia Militia, 1807-1864

"Goober peas"

Roster of the First Division, Georgia Militia, with casualty lists for the battles of Griswoldville, Georgia, Honey Hill, and South Carolina.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [329]-335) and indexes.

ISBN:

0865548838

OCLC:

54487558