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The hour of our nation's agony : the Civil War letters of Lt. William Cowper Nelson of Mississippi / edited by Jennifer W. Ford.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Nelson, William Cowper, 1841-1904.
Contributor:
Ford, Jennifer W.
Series:
Voices of the Civil War series
Voices of the Civil War
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Nelson, William Cowper, 1841-1904--Correspondence.
Nelson, William Cowper.
Nelson, William Cowper, 1841-1904.
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 17th.
Confederate States of America.
Confederate States of America. Army of Northern Virginia. Corps, 3rd.
Confederate States of America. Army of Northern Virginia--Military life.
Confederate States of America. Army of Northern Virginia.
Soldiers--Mississippi--Correspondence.
Soldiers.
History.
Regimental histories.
Mississippi--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.
Mississippi.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate.
United States.
Mississippi--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects.
Social aspects.
Genre:
Personal narratives -- Confederate.
Personal narratives.
Correspondence.
Personal correspondence.
Physical Description:
xxii, 336 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Edition:
First edition.
Place of Publication:
Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, [2007]
Contents:
"A southern institution" : William C. Nelson and the University of Mississippi
Service with the 9th Mississippi Regiment, March 28-December 24, 1861
"In more active service" : the 17th Mississippi
"A long apprenticeship
a little ease" : promotion to ordinance officer, Posey's Brigade
Crisis and culmination : the death of Carnot Posey and the bloody battles of 1864 and 1865
Epilogue : Appomattox, murder, and reconciliation : William C. Nelson's life after the war
Appendix : notes on Mississippi soldiers and politicians mentioned in the letters.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [319]-328) and index.
ISBN:
9781572335677
157233567X
OCLC:
128236349

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