Fighting for the Confederacy : the personal recollections of General Edward Porter Alexander / edited by Gary W. Gallagher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alexander, Edward Porter, 1835-1910.

Contributor:

Gallagher, Gary W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Alexander, Edward Porter, 1835-1910.

Alexander, Edward Porter.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.

United States.

History.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate.

Confederate States of America--History, Military.

Confederate States of America.

Genre:

Personal narratives -- Confederate.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

xxvii, 664 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [1989]

Summary:

Originally published by UNC Press in 1989, "Fighting for the Confederacy" is one of the richest personal accounts in all of the vast literature on the Civil War. Alexander was involved in nearly all of the great battles of the East, from First Manassas through Appomattox, and his duties brought him into frequent contact with most of the high command of the Army of Northern Virginia, including Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and James Longstreet. No other Civil War veteran of his stature matched Alexander's ability to discuss operations in penetrating detail--this is especially true of his description of Gettysburg. His narrative is also remarkable for its utterly candid appraisals of leaders on both sides.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0807818488

OCLC:

18835626