At the Right Hand of Longstreet: Recollections of a Confederate Staff Officer
As a young man in Georgia, G. Moxley Sorrel enlisted in a cavalry unit even before the Civil War erupted, so eager was he to serve his home state. During the war, as an aide-de-camp on Brigadier General James Longstreet's staff he fought in many battles, including those at Chickamauga and Chattanooga. He was at Longstreet's side when Longstreet was struck down in 1864. Sorrel's rough jottings from memory provide vivid and detailed descriptions of many of the war's chief participants and events. His military career was cut short when he was shot in the lungs at Hatcher's Run. Although he survived, the war ended before he could return to duty.…
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Weitere Autoren: Sorrel, G. Moxley / Carmichael, Peter S. (Solist)
- ISBN: 978-0-8032-9267-3
- EAN: 9780803292673
- Produktnummer: 9030184
- Verlag: Univ Of Nebraska Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1999
- Seitenangabe: 304 S.
- Masse: H20.2 cm x B13.6 cm x D2.0 cm 340 g
- Gewicht: 340
Über den Autor
Introducer Peter Carmichael, a professor of history at Western Carolina University, is the author of Lee's Young Artillerist: William R. J. Pegram.
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