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Held in Highest Esteem by All

Autor Pressly, Thomas, Gary D. Joiner
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 mai 2018

Held in Highest Esteem by All: The Civil War Letter of William B. Chilvers, 95th Illinois Infantry: As an orphan, William Burnham Chilvers did not have parents to coach him through his journey of life that took him across the sea from Great Britain to the United States. Shortly after immigrating, he found a home in the Union Army and campaigned with the 95th Illinois Infantry. Years of hard marching and tough fighting carried him through the Vicksburg Campaign and into Louisiana and the Red River Campaign. He served in Missouri, then at Nashville and Brice's Crossroads, before finishing his career assaulting the Confederate works near Mobile, Alabama. Through it all, Chilvers was a strong abolitionist and sympathetic to the plight of slaves. He wrote about the atrocities faced by African Americans at the hands of Southern whites--as well as by his fellow Union soldiers.

His letters and the editors' research tell stories of massacres, combat, and idealism in the face of the brutal realities of war. Will Chilvers and the 95th Illinois Infantry fought to victory, but his experience transcends mere combat and instead revels the development of a remarkable man whose compassion and humanity rose above the ugliness of the Civil War.

THOMAS A. PRESSLY, III is a Rheumatologist who lives with his wife in Shreveport, Louisiana. A Civil War enthusiast since childhood, he is currently working on a number of scholarly projects related to the conflict. GARY D. JOINER is a renowned Civil War author and historian and associate professor of history and interim chair in the Department of History and Social Sciences at Louisiana State University in Shreveport. Gary lives in Shreveport, Louisiana, with his wife, Marilyn who is also his editor, PR consultant, and business partner, and who shares his love of history. They are parents to one daughter and proud grandparents to a granddaughter.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781933337715
ISBN-10: 1933337710
Pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 mm
Greutate: 0.37 kg
Editura: State House Press

Notă biografică

THOMAS A. PRESSLY, III is a rheumatologist who lives with his wife in Shreveport, Louisiana. A Civil War enthusiast since childhood, he is currently working on a number of scholarly projects related to the conflict. GARY D. JOINER is a renowned Civil War author and historian and associate professor of history and interim chair in the Department of History and Social Sciences at Louisiana State University in Shreveport. Gary lives in Shreveport, Louisiana, with his wife, Marilyn who is also his editor, PR consultant, and business partner and who shares his love of history. They are parents to one daughter and proud grandparents to a granddaughter.

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The letters of William Burnham Chilvers and the editors' research tell stories of massacres, combat, and idealism in the face of the brutal realities of war. Will Chilvers and the 95th Illinois Infantry fought to victory, but his experience transcends mere combat and instead reveals the development of a remarkable man whose compassion and humanity rose above the ugliness of the Civil War.