Iron Scouts of the Confederacy
Author: Lee McGiffin
Publisher:
Published: 2007-08
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781930092198
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Civil War story about two teenagers who fought for southern independence.
Author: Lee McGiffin
Publisher:
Published: 2007-08
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781930092198
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Civil War story about two teenagers who fought for southern independence.
Author: 2nd Edition
Publisher:
Published: 2012-06-06
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781932971583
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: D. Michael Thomas
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2018-03-05
Total Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 1439664072
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author D. Michael Thomas presents the previously untold story of the Iron Scouts for the first time. Serving from late 1862 to the war's end, Wade Hampton's Scouts were a key component of the comprehensive intelligence network designed by Generals Robert E. Lee, J.E.B. Stuart and Wade Hampton. The Scouts were stationed behind enemy lines on a permanent basis and provided critical military intelligence to their generals. They became proficient in "unconventional" warfare and emerged unscathed in so many close-combat actions that their foes grudgingly dubbed them Hampton's "Iron Scouts."
Author: Berry Benson
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9780820314877
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Anecdotes detail a Confederate soldier's life in the Civil War as he becomes a crack shot, leader, and an escaped POW.
Author: Kenneth W. Noe
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
Published: 2010-05-14
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780807895634
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →After the feverish mobilization of secession had faded, why did Southern men join the Confederate army? Kenneth Noe examines the motives and subsequent performance of "later enlisters." He offers a nuanced view of men who have often been cast as less patriotic and less committed to the cause, rekindling the debate over who these later enlistees were, why they joined, and why they stayed and fought. Noe refutes the claim that later enlisters were more likely to desert or perform poorly in battle and reassesses the argument that they were less ideologically savvy than their counterparts who enlisted early in the conflict. He argues that kinship and neighborhood, not conscription, compelled these men to fight: they were determined to protect their families and property and were fueled by resentment over emancipation and pillaging and destruction by Union forces. But their age often combined with their duties to wear them down more quickly than younger men, making them less effective soldiers for a Confederate nation that desperately needed every able-bodied man it could muster. Reluctant Rebels places the stories of individual soldiers in the larger context of the Confederate war effort and follows them from the initial optimism of enlistment through the weariness of battle and defeat.
Author: Clarence Poe
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2013-02-19
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 048613931X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →DIVTreasury of reminiscences includes battlefield correspondence, diary entries, journals kept on the homefront, stories told to children and grandchildren, more. Intimate, compelling record. /div
Author: James Dudley Peavey
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Published: 2019-01-13
Total Pages: 129
ISBN-13: 1789122988
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Here are gathered together some of the adventures and experiences of that already legendary Virginian, Frank Stringfellow; by himself and by others who knew him well. Born June 18, 1840, the days of his early twenties, from 1861 to 1865—almost 100 years ago—were not lacking in excitement. In the Spring of 1861, young Frank Stringfellow returned home from Mississippi to offer his services to Virginia and the Confederacy. At this time he was not of strong physical constitution, and it was only after repeated attempts to enlist that he was accepted in the “Powhatan Troop” of the Virginia Cavalry, on May 28, 1861, at Culpeper, Virginia. It is remarkable that he was able to withstand the rigors of service as a scout and partisan; but it seems his physical condition gradually improved under the stimulation of his active life. On detached service as a scout almost from the beginning with Capt. Lay of the Powhatan Troop at Manassas; he was soon to gain the attention and confidence of Gen. J. E. B. Stuart, the Cavalry Commander. As his accomplishments and the value of his services increased, he was also held in high regard by Gen. Wade Hampton and Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, of the Cavalry. Before long, his ability and services attracted the attention of Gen. Robert E. Lee. For him, and the cause of the Confederacy, in spite of his youth, Frank Stringfellow performed invaluable service as a scout. He was proud to be called ‘Lee’s Scout.’
Author: Linus Pierpont Brockett
Publisher:
Published: 1892
Total Pages: 580
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: William R. Ray
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 2002-01-04
Total Pages: 470
ISBN-13: 0306811197
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"The Civil War as seen from the front ranks of a legendary fighting unit"--Cover.
Author: Steven E. Woodworth
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9780842029315
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This is a collection of writings by and about Civil War soldiers. The pieces offer a revealing insight into the life of a Civil War soldier and bring to life the experiences of both Union and Confederate soldiers.