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"God alone knows which was right" : the Blue and Gray Terrill family of Virginia in the Civil War / Richard L. Armstrong.
- Title
- "God alone knows which was right" : the Blue and Gray Terrill family of Virginia in the Civil War / Richard L. Armstrong.
- Author
- Armstrong, Richard L.
- Publication
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2010.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | E605 .A765 2010 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- ix, 289 p. : ill., maps; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "According to legend, William H. Terrill had the phrase "God Alone Knows Which Was Right" inscribed on a monument to honor two of his fallen sons, generals who fought on opposite sides during the Civil War. This history uses excerpts from family letters and official military records to depict both a family and a nation divided"--Provided by publisher.
- Alternative Title
- God alone knows which was right
- Subject
- Terrell family
- Terrell family > Correspondence
- Terrill, William Henry, 1800-1877 > Family
- War and families > Virginia > History > 19th century
- War and families > United States > History > 19th century
- United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives
- Virginia > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives
- Virginia > History > Civil War, 1861-1865
- Bath County (Va.) > Biography
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- ISBN
- 9780786446223 (softcover : alk. paper)
- 0786446226 (softcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- ^^2009049593
- OCLC
- 472792966
- SCSB-12181259
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library