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A gentleman and an officer [electronic resource] : a military and social history of James B. Griffin's civil war / Judith N. McArthur, Orville Vernon Burton.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
McArthur, Judith N.
Contributor:
Burton, Orville Vernon.
Griffin, James B., 1825-
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Griffin, James B., 1825---Correspondence.
Griffin, James B.
Soldiers--South Carolina--Edgefield--Correspondence.
Soldiers.
Confederate States of America. Army--Officers--Correspondence.
Confederate States of America.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate.
United States.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Cavalry operations.
Confederate States of America--Social conditions.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xviii, 362 p.) : ill.
Other Title:
“A Gentleman and an Officer”
A gentleman and an officer
Place of Publication:
New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1996.
Summary:
This book is a collection of letters from James B. Griffin, a wealthy planter from Edgfield, South Carolina. With a strong introduction from the editors, this book recounts an officer's Civil War and provides a social and military history.
Notes:
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

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