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The Civil War diary of Father James Sheeran : Confederate chaplain and Redemptorist / Patrick J. Hayes, editor.
Van Pelt Library E565 18th .S54 2016
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sheeran, James B., 1819-1881, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sheeran, James B., 1819-1881--Diaries.
- Sheeran, James B.
- Sheeran, James B., 1819-1881.
- Confederate States of America. Army. Louisiana Infantry Regiment, 18th.
- Confederate States of America.
- Redemptorists--Confederate States of America--Diaries.
- Redemptorists.
- Military chaplains.
- History.
- Chaplains.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate.
- United States.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Chaplains.
- Military chaplains--Confederate States of America--Diaries.
- Military campaigns.
- United States--Confederate States of America.
- Genre:
- Personal narratives -- Confederate.
- Diaries.
- History.
- Autobiographies.
- Personal narratives.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 596 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : The Catholic University of America Press, [2016]
- Contents:
- A bloody month: from Cedar Mountain to Second Manassas (August 1862)
- The push into Maryland: southern campaigns from Chantilly to Harpers Ferry (September 1-16, 1862)
- Potomac crossings: master tactitions and Catholic encounters, Sharpsburg to Fredericksburg (September 17-December 15, 1862)
- Winter yields to spring: priestly ministrations, "outranking" General Lee, and the butchery of Chancellorsville (December 16, 1862-May 6, 1863)
- A respite day, a hard bargain for food, and the Battle of Gettysburg (May 8-July 5, 1863)
- Into Virginia: Martinsburg, a visit to President Madison's house, and priestly ministrations at the Battle of Bristoe Station (July 6-October 17, 1863)
- Furlough into the deep south: a tour through Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and Virginia (October 17, 1863-February 5, 1864)
- Richmond letters (February 6-May 3, 1864)
- The Shenandoah Campaign: the Battles of the Wilderness and Cold Harbor (May 4-June 12, 1864)
- Into the valley: Lynchburg, Monocacy, Second Kernstown, and Third Winchester (Opequon) (June 13-September 23, 1864)
- A pass into enemy lines, the Battle of Cedar Creek, and capture (September 24-November 7, 1864)
- Incarceration at Fort McHenry, interviews with General Sheridan, and parole (November 8, 1864-May 7, 1865).
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780813228822
- 0813228824
- OCLC:
- 970381235
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