The Civil War Letters of Joshua K. Callaway Contributor(s): Callaway, Joshua K. (Author), Hallock, Lee Judith (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0820347663 ISBN-13: 9780820347660 Publisher: University of Georgia Press OUR PRICE: $31.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Military - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - History | Military - Veterans |
Dewey: B |
Physical Information: 0.59" H x 6.12" W x 8.99" (0.74 lbs) 248 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War - Geographic Orientation - Alabama - Cultural Region - South - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: From the Kentucky Campaign to Tullahoma, Chickamauga to Missionary Ridge, junior officer Joshua K. Callaway took part in some of the most critical campaigns of the Civil War. His twice-weekly letters home, written between April 1862 and November 1863, chronicle his gradual change from an ardent Confederate soldier to a weary veteran who longs to be at home. Callaway was a schoolteacher, husband, and father of two when he enlisted in the 28th Alabama Infantry Regiment at the age of twenty-seven. Serving with the Army of the Tennessee, he campaigned in Mississippi, Kentucky, Tennessee, and north Georgia. Along the way this perceptive observer and gifted writer wrote a continuous narrative detailing the activities, concerns, hopes, fears, discomforts, and pleasures of a Confederate soldier in the field. Whether writing about combat, illness, encampments, or homesickness, Callaway makes even the everyday aspects of soldiering interesting. This large collection, seventy-four letters in all, is a valuable historical reference that provides new insights into life behind the front lines of the Civil War. |
Contributor Bio(s): Callaway, Joshua K.: - Joshua K. Callaway (1834-1863) joined the 28th Alabama Regiment, Army of Tennessee, Confederate Army as a lieutenant. Callaway participated in Braxton Bragg's invasion of Kentucky and fought in the battles of Chickamauga, Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain, and Missionary Ridge. |