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Rise and fall of the Confederacy : the memoir of Senator Williamson S. Oldham, CSA / edited with an introduction by Clayton E. Jewett.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Oldham, Williamson Simpson, 1813-1868.
- Series:
- Shades of blue and gray series.
- Shades of blue and gray series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Legislators--Confederate States of America--Biography.
- Legislators.
- Confederate States of America--Politics and government.
- Confederate States of America.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Biography.
- United States.
- Southern States--Description and travel.
- Southern States.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.
- Confederate States of America. Congress. Senate--Biography.
- Confederate States of America. Army--History.
- Oldham, Williamson Simpson, 1813-1868.
- Oldham, Williamson Simpson.
- Oldham, Williamson Simpson, 1813-1868--Travel--Southern States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (305 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "Civil War memoir by a member of the Confederate Senate. Describing his travels between Richmond and Texas and analyzing the Confederate defeat, Williamson S. Oldham stresses the failure of the Congress to represent the sentiments of its citizens and the effects of CSA political and military measures on the country"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Intro
- CONTENTS
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- EDITOR'S NOTE
- EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION
- WILLIAMSON SIMPSON OLDHAM'S INTRODUCTION
- 1 Confederate Demise
- 2 The Fall of Richmond
- 3 Onward to Demopolis Desertion and Lawlessness
- 4 Leaving Demopolis Politicians, Women, a Hog, and a Biting Dog
- 5 The French, Impressment, and "Marmaduke's Men
- 6 The True Cause of Southern Defeat
- 7 Military Despotism
- 8 Confederate Military Blunders
- 9 More Lawlessness and Waning Morale
- 10 The Trans-Mississippi Department
- 11 Western Chaos and Failure
- EPILOGUE
- Appendix 1 Major Battles
- Appendix 2 Congresses of the Confederate States of America
- Appendix 3 The Confederate Cabinet
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Index.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-282) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8262-6551-0
- OCLC:
- 290589340
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