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The hour of our nation's agony : the Civil War letters of Lt. William Cowper Nelson of Mississippi

Title
The hour of our nation's agony : the Civil War letters of Lt. William Cowper Nelson of Mississippi / edited by Jennifer W. Ford.
Author
Nelson, William Cowper, 1841-1904.
Publication
Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, c2007.

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Additional Authors
Ford, Jennifer W.
Description
xxii, 336 p. : ill., map; 24 cm.
Series Statement
Voices of the Civil War
Uniform Title
Voices of the Civil War series.
Subject
  • Nelson, William Cowper, 1841-1904 > Correspondence
  • Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 17th
  • Confederate States of America. Army of Northern Virginia. Corps, 3rd
  • Confederate States of America. Army of Northern Virginia > Military life
  • Soldiers > Mississippi > Correspondence
  • Mississippi > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives
  • United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives, Confederate
  • Mississippi > History > Regimental histories. > Civil War, 1861-1865
  • United States > History > Regimental histories. > Civil War, 1861-1865
  • United States > History > Social aspects. > Civil War, 1861-1865
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-328) and index.
Contents
"A southern institution" : William C. Nelson and the University of Mississippi -- Service with the 9th Mississippi Regiment, March 28-December 24, 1861 -- "In more active service" : the 17th Mississippi -- "A long apprenticeship-- a little ease" : promotion to ordinance officer, Posey's Brigade -- Crisis and culmination : the death of Carnot Posey and the bloody battles of 1864 and 1865 -- Epilogue : Appomattox, murder, and reconciliation : William C. Nelson's life after the war -- Appendix : notes on Mississippi soldiers and politicians mentioned in the letters.
Call Number
IKL 08-3137
ISBN
  • 9781572335677 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 157233567X
LCCN
2007017377
OCLC
128236349
Author
Nelson, William Cowper, 1841-1904.
Title
The hour of our nation's agony : the Civil War letters of Lt. William Cowper Nelson of Mississippi / edited by Jennifer W. Ford.
Imprint
Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, c2007.
Edition
1st ed.
Series
Voices of the Civil War
Voices of the Civil War series.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-328) and index.
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Ford, Jennifer W.
Research Call Number
IKL 08-3137
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