| Fighting for the Confederacy: The Personal Recollections of General Edward Porter Alexander Contributor(s): Gallagher, Gary W. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0807847224 ISBN-13: 9780807847220 Publisher: University of North Carolina Press OUR PRICE: $32.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1998 Annotation: Rescued from an archive and published only eight years ago, this private memoir by Confederate General Porter Alexander is now recognized as one of the best books by a participant in the Civil War. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Military - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 88037667 |
| Lexile Measure: 1280 |
| Series: Civil War America |
| Physical Information: 1.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (2.25 lbs) 692 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Cultural Region - South - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Originally published by UNC Press in 1989, Fighting for the Confederacy is one of the richest personal accounts in all of the vast literature on the Civil War. Alexander was involved in nearly all of the great battles of the East, from First Manassas through Appomattox, and his duties brought him into frequent contact with most of the high command of the Army of Northern Virginia, including Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and James Longstreet. No other Civil War veteran of his stature matched Alexander's ability to discuss operations in penetrating detail-- this is especially true of his description of Gettysburg. His narrative is also remarkable for its utterly candid appraisals of leaders on both sides. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gallagher, Gary W.: - Gary W. Gallagher is John L. Nau III Professor of History at the University of Virginia. |