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Resisting Sherman : a confederate surgeon's journal and the Civil War in the Carolinas, 1865 / edited by Thomas Heard Robertson, Jr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Robertson, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1807-1892, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sherman's March through the Carolinas.
- Bentonville, Battle of, Bentonville, N.C., 1865.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.
- United States.
- Confederate States of America. Army--Surgeons--Diaries.
- Confederate States of America.
- Robertson, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1807-1892--Diaries.
- Robertson, F. M.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (193 p.)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- California : Savas Beatie, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Despite its fascinating cast of characters, host of combats large and small, and its impact on the course of the Civil War, surprisingly little ink has been spilled on the conflict's final months in the Carolinas. Resisting Sherman: A Confederate Surgeon's Journal and the Civil War in the Carolinas, 1865, by Francis Marion Robertson (edited by Thomas H. Robertson, Jr.) fills in many of the gaps and adds tremendously to our knowledge of this region and those troubled final days of the Confederacy.Surgeon Francis Robertson fled Charleston with the Confederate garrison in 1865 in an effort to sta
- Contents:
- List of Maps; List of Illustrations; Editor's Note; Acknowledgments; Prologue; Chapter One-Charleston and Cheraw; Chapter Two-Rockingham, Carthage, and Fayetteville; Chapter Three-Raleigh, Richmond, and Greensboro; Chapter Four-Chester, Newberry, and Augusta; Epilogue; Appendix A: Partial Robertson Genealogical Chart; Appendix B: Partial Righton Genealogical Chart; Appendix C: An Interview with; Bibliography; Index; Author Biography
- Notes:
- "Based on the diary of Francis Marion Robertson, M.D."
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 19, 2015).
- ISBN:
- 9781611213867
- 161121386X
- OCLC:
- 910446874
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