The Civil War Letters Of Joshua K Callaway

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The Civil War Letters Of Joshua K Callaway

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Author : Joshua K. Callaway
language : en
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Release Date : 2014-09-15

The Civil War Letters Of Joshua K Callaway written by Joshua K. Callaway and has been published by University of Georgia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-15 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

From the Kentucky Campaign to Tullahoma, Chickamauga to Missionary Ridge, junior officer Joshua K. Callaway took part in some of the most critical campaigns of the Civil War. His twice-weekly letters home, written between April 1862 and November 1863, chronicle his gradual change from an ardent Confederate soldier to a weary veteran who longs to be at home. Callaway was a schoolteacher, husband, and father of two when he enlisted in the 28th Alabama Infantry Regiment at the age of twenty-seven. Serving with the Army of the Tennessee, he campaigned in Mississippi, Kentucky, Tennessee, and north Georgia. Along the way this perceptive observer and gifted writer wrote a continuous narrative detailing the activities, concerns, hopes, fears, discomforts, and pleasures of a Confederate soldier in the field. Whether writing about combat, illness, encampments, or homesickness, Callaway makes even the everyday aspects of soldiering interesting. This large collection, seventy-four letters in all, is a valuable historical reference that provides new insights into life behind the front lines of the Civil War.

All That Makes A Man

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Author : Stephen W. Berry II
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2002-12-19

All That Makes A Man written by Stephen W. Berry II and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-12-19 with History categories.

In May 1861, Jefferson Davis issued a general call for volunteers for the Confederate Army. Men responded in such numbers that 200,000 had to be turned away. Few of these men would have attributed their zeal to the cause of states' rights or slavery. As All That Makes a Man: Love and Ambition in the Civil War South makes clear, most southern men saw the war more simply as a test of their manhood, a chance to defend the honor of their sweethearts, fiancés, and wives back home. Drawing upon diaries and personal letters, Stephen Berry seamlessly weaves together the stories of six very different men, detailing the tangled roles that love and ambition played in each man's life. Their writings reveal a male-dominated Southern culture that exalted women as "repositories of divine grace" and treasured romantic love as the platform from which men launched their bids for greatness. The exhilarating onset of war seemed to these, and most southern men, a grand opportunity to fulfill their ambition for glory and to prove their love for women--on the same field of battle. As the realities of the war became apparent, however, the letters and diaries turned from idealized themes of honor and country to solemn reflections on love and home. Elegant and poetic, All That Makes a Man recovers the emotional lives of unsung Southern men and women and reveals that the fiction of Cold Mountain mirrors a poignant reality. In their search for a cause worthy of their lives, many Southern soldiers were disappointed in their hopes for a Southern nation. But they still had their women's love, and there they would rebuild.

While God Is Marching On

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Author : Steven E. Woodworth
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001

While God Is Marching On written by Steven E. Woodworth and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with History categories.

The American Civil War not only pitted brother against brother but Christian against Christian. This is a study of soldiers' religious beliefs and how they influenced the course of that tragic conflict. It shows how Christian teaching and practice shaped the worldview of soldiers on both sides.

The Rifle Musket In Civil War Combat

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Author : Earl J. Hess
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Release Date : 2016-07-11

The Rifle Musket In Civil War Combat written by Earl J. Hess and has been published by University Press of Kansas this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-11 with History categories.

The Civil War's single-shot, muzzle-loading musket revolutionized warfare-or so we've been told for years. Noted historian Earl J. Hess forcefully challenges that claim, offering a new, clear-eyed, and convincing assessment of the rifle musket's actual performance on the battlefield and its impact on the course of the Civil War. Many contemporaries were impressed with the new weapon's increased range of 500 yards, compared to the smoothbore musket's range of 100 yards, and assumed that the rifle was a major factor in prolonging the Civil War. Historians have also assumed that the weapon dramatically increased casualty rates, made decisive victories rare, and relegated cavalry and artillery to far lesser roles than they played in smoothbore battles. Hess presents a completely new assessment of the rifle musket, contending that its impact was much more limited than previously supposed and was confined primarily to marginal operations such as skirmishing and sniping. He argues further that its potential to alter battle line operations was virtually nullified by inadequate training, soldiers' preference for short-range firing, and the difficulty of seeing the enemy at a distance. He notes that bullets fired from the new musket followed a parabolic trajectory unlike those fired from smoothbores; at mid-range, those rifle balls flew well above the enemy, creating two killing zones between which troops could operate untouched. He also presents the most complete discussion to date of the development of skirmishing and sniping in the Civil War. Drawing upon the observations and reflections of the soldiers themselves, Hess offers the most compelling argument yet made regarding the actual use of the rifle musket and its influence on Civil War combat. Engagingly written and meticulously researched, his book will be of special interest to Civil War scholars, buffs, re-enactors, and gun enthusiasts alike.

The Callaway Journal

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997

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The Civil War

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Author : Paul A. Cimbala
language : en
Publisher: Greenwood
Release Date : 2008-04-30

The Civil War written by Paul A. Cimbala and has been published by Greenwood this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04-30 with History categories.

Presents a picture of the Civil War soldier's life. Includes how the men who signed up with the Union and the Confederacy fought their way through the bloody U.S. fields, how they adjusted to peace (often badly wounded and scarred), and how they remembered their experiences.

America History And Life

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999

America History And Life written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Canada categories.

Provides historical coverage of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Includes information abstracted from over 2,000 journals published worldwide.

North South

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002

North South written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with United States categories.

Book Review Index

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003

Book Review Index written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Books categories.

Vols. 8-10 of the 1965-1984 master cumulation constitute a title index.

Library Journal

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997

Library Journal written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Libraries categories.