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Far, far from home : the wartime letters of Dick and Tally Simpson, Third South Carolina Volunteers / edited by Guy R. Everson and Edward H. Simpson, Jr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Simpson, R. W. (Richard Wright), 1840-1912.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Simpson, R. W. (Richard Wright), 1840-1912--Correspondence.
- Simpson, R. W.
- Simpson, Taliaferro N., 1839-1863--Correspondence.
- Simpson, Taliaferro N.
- Confederate States of America. Army. South Carolina Infantry Regiment, 3rd.
- Confederate States of America.
- Soldiers--South Carolina--Correspondence.
- Soldiers.
- South Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.
- South Carolina.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxi, 316 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 1994.
- Summary:
- This is a selection of the wartime letters of Dick and Tally Simpson, two Confederate soldiers, during the American Civil War. It traces their wartime experiences.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Cast of Characters
- Introduction
- 1. "My Feeling of Duty Urges Me to It.
- 2. "A Fight Is Daily Anticipated.
- 3. "I Never Slept As Cold in My Life.
- 4. "I Believe God Is With Us.
- 5. "I Was in the Hottest Part of the Fight.
- 6. "Tis a Topic Which Interests Me a Great Deal.
- 7. "Never Did Troops Fight Better Than Ours.
- 8. "Remember Me Kindly to All Friends.
- 9. "It Is My Mournful Duty to Communicate to You . . .
- Epilogue
- Sources Cited
- Chronological Listing of Letters
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Y
- Z.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-300) and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-65491-0
- 1-4237-3847-0
- 0-19-535873-2
- OCLC:
- 191929737
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