One of the most cited collections of letters by a Civil War soldier, A Soldier's Letters to Charming Nellie was originally published in 1908. A unit history of the 4th Texas Infantry in epistolary form, Joseph B. Polley's letters make available the correspondence of a soldier who participated in virtually all military action in the Eastern Theater. Polley was an unusually gifted writer, with a talent for satire and humor unmatched by most Civil War diarists. While the collection met with an enthusiastic audience upon its appearance, it has not been without controversy. Scholars have...
One of the most cited collections of letters by a Civil War soldier, A Soldier's Letters to Charming Nellie was originally published in 1908. A unit h...
A history of the famous Texas Brigade, better known as "Hood's Texas Brigade," which fought for the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. The work is chronological, following this distinguished brigade from the beginning of the War in 1861 through General Lee's surrender at Appomattox in April 1865. The author narrates the battles in which they participated, including Seven Pines, Gaines Mill, Savage Station, Second Manassas, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Chickamauga, Chattanooga and Knoxville, The Wilderness, and Cold Harbor. Unit rosters have been included, as well as...
A history of the famous Texas Brigade, better known as "Hood's Texas Brigade," which fought for the Confederate States of America during the Civil War...
