| Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War Contributor(s): Taylor, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 187994121X ISBN-13: 9781879941212 Publisher: J. S. Sanders and Company OUR PRICE: $15.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1998 Annotation: Richard Taylor (1826-1879), son of President Zachary Taylor and brother-in-law of Jefferson Davis, was a planter, politician, and general. Taylor's memoir of his Civil War and Reconstruction experiences is regarded as one of the best-written of the period. His recollections focus on his service in Virginia under Stonewall Jackson and later as commander of the department of Alabama, Mississippi and East Louisiana. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century - History | Europe - General - Biography & Autobiography | Military |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 99163802 |
| Series: Southern Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 5.38" W x 8.2" (0.75 lbs) 274 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This highly literate account by the son of President Zachary Taylor follows the author's Confederate commands in all three major theatres of the war, and provides a unique view of the Reconstruction period. "Taylor possessed literary art that approached the first rank."-Douglas Southall Freeman. |