| Life in the Army of Northern Virginia: The Observations of a Confederate Artilleryman of Cutshaw S Battalion During the American Civil War 1861-1865 Contributor(s): McCarthy, Carlton (Author) |
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ISBN: 1846775566 ISBN-13: 9781846775567 Publisher: Leonaur Ltd OUR PRICE: $24.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2008 Annotation: An artillery man's experience of the war between the states Carlton McCarthy, the author of this book, was a serving soldier in the Army of the Confederacy during the great American Civil War. As a humble private soldier of the second company of the Richmond Howitzers, Cutshaw's Battalion of Artillery, he had an intimate experience of life on campaign and upon the battlefield from within the Second Corps of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. McCarthy has painted a fascinating portrait of his experience of war and army life taking the reader to the very heart of the everyday business of soldiering for the Southern states. Much detail will be found in these pages concerning the minutiae of camp and campaign in all its aspects. McCarthy gives a vivid account of the closing stages of the war, the collapse of the Confederacy and his return homeward immediately after the surrender and the difficulties of subsisting in its aftermath. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - History | Military - United States |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.79 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
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| Publisher Description: An artillery man's experience of the war between the states Carlton McCarthy, the author of this book, was a serving soldier in the Army of the Confederacy during the great American Civil War. As a humble private soldier of the second company of the Richmond Howitzers, Cutshaw's Battalion of Artillery, he had an intimate experience of life on campaign and upon the battlefield from within the Second Corps of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. McCarthy has painted a fascinating portrait of his experience of war and army life taking the reader to the very heart of the everyday business of soldiering for the Southern states. Much detail will be found in these pages concerning the minutiae of camp and campaign in all its aspects. McCarthy gives a vivid account of the closing stages of the war, the collapse of the Confederacy and his return homeward immediately after the surrender and the difficulties of subsisting in its aftermath. |