Mississippians In The Great War

Author : Anne L. Webster
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2015-09-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781496802804

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Mississippians in the Great War by Anne L. Webster Pdf

Even Mississippi textbooks rarely mention the part Mississippi men and women played in World War I. Mississippians in the Great War presents in their own words the story of Mississippians and their roles. This body of work divides into five sections, each associated with crucial dates of American action. Comments relating to various military actions are interspersed throughout to give the reader a context of the wide variety of experiences. Additionally, where possible, Anne L. Webster provides information on the soldier or sailor to show what became of him after his service. Webster examined newspapers from all corners of the state for "letters home," most appearing in newspapers from Natchez, Greenville, and Pontotoc. The authors of the letters gathered here are from soldiers, aviators, sailors, and relief workers engaged in the service of their country. Letter writing skills varied from citizens of minimal literacy to those who would later become published authors and journalists. These letters reflect the experiences of green, young Mississippians as they endured training camp, voyaged across the Atlantic to France, and participated in horrific battles leaving some scarred for life. To round out the picture, Webster includes correspondence from nurses and YMCA workers who describe drills, uniforms, parades, and celebrations.

Author : Timothy B. Smith
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 9781604734300

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Mississippi in the Civil War by Timothy B. Smith Pdf

A full examination of a population's passion and defeat

Author : Anne Lipscomb Webster
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : HISTORY
ISBN : 1496802837

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Mississippians in the Great War by Anne Lipscomb Webster Pdf

Author : Frank Alexander Montgomery
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1901
Category : Mississippi
ISBN : UOM:39015070235182

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Reminiscences of a Mississippian in Peace and War by Frank Alexander Montgomery Pdf

Author : Ben Wynne
Publisher : Mercer University Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 0881460397

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Mississippi's Civil War by Ben Wynne Pdf

This book examines Mississippi's Civil War experience. It begins with an introductory overview of the socio-political climate of the state during the1850s and ends with a treatment of Mississippi's post-war environment and the rise of Lost Cause mythology. In between, the work covers the pivotal events, issues, and personalities of the period. Wynne emphasizes the experiences of Mississippians?male and female, black and white?as they struggled to deal with the crisis. The political events leading to seces-sion, Mississippians? initial enthusiasm for war, voices of dissent, the disbursement of troops in and out of the state, the home front, freedom for the slave community, waning enthusiasm (both in the military and on the home front) as the war dragged on, defeat, and the ultimate struggle to turn defeat into a moral victory through Lost Cause mythology are also discussed. This book makes significant contributions to Civil War literature.

Author : Thomas McAdory Owen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1900
Category : American literature
ISBN : PRNC:32101010622353

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A Bibliography of Mississippi by Thomas McAdory Owen Pdf

Author : Frank Alexander Montgomery
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1230290397

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Reminiscences of a Mississippi in Peace and War by Frank Alexander Montgomery Pdf

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XIX. Some reflections on loss of Atlanta--President Davis visits camp--Ordered by General Jackson to take command disabled horses and men--Ordered to reinforce General Tyler at West Point--Orders and letter from General Jackson--Ordered to Mississippi with my command--Incidents of the march--Sick in hospital and leave of absence--At home again--Met a gold bug on the road. The fall of Atlanta was the second great disaster to the confederate arms in the west, east of the Mississippi river, and second only in its results to the loss of Vicksburg. General Hood indeed says: "I was not so much pained by the fall of Atlanta as by the recurrence of retreat, which I full well knew would demoralize the army and renew desertions." It was not so much the retreat which would demoralize the army as it was the loss of Atlanta, for everywhere through the confederacy when its loss was known, it discouraged the people, and this could not be concealed from the army, and the effect naturally was to demoralize those in the army who were not actuated by the highest motives of patriotism, and the sternest purpose to fight it out to the end. Many such there were, and those of the "baser sort" who composed the deserters, ought not to have been considered, and were comparatively few. An orderly retreat from Atlanta without loss of stores or munitions of war, would in itself have been a disaster, but not an overwhelming one, for we would have had the army, with its morale preserved, and Sherman's march to the sea would have been impossible. The army had in fact been cut in two, and exposed to an attack from the two army corps of the federals at Jonesboro, as it passed on its way to Lovejoy station, near which General Hardee had intrenched his corps, and...

Author : Brian Tackaberry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Military decorations
ISBN : 0993698840

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Forgotten Heroes by Brian Tackaberry Pdf

Biographies of World War One veterans who had connections to Almonte, Ramsay and Pakenham and who received military awards for their efforts.

Author : Dennis J. Mitchell
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781626741621

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A New History of Mississippi by Dennis J. Mitchell Pdf

Creating the first comprehensive narrative of Mississippi since the bicentennial history was published in 1976, Dennis J. Mitchell recounts the vibrant and turbulent history of a Deep South state. The author has condensed the massive scholarship produced since that time into an appealing narrative, which incorporates people missing from many previous histories including American Indians, women, African Americans, and a diversity of other minority groups. This is the story of a place and its people, history makers and ordinary citizens alike. Mississippi’s rich flora and fauna are also central to the story, which follows both natural and man-made destruction and the major efforts to restore and defend rare untouched areas. Hernando De Soto, Sieur d’Iberville, Ferdinand Claiborne, Thomas Hinds, Aaron Burr, Greenwood LeFlore, Joseph Davis, Nathan Bedford Forrest, James D. Lynch, James K. Vardaman, Mary Grace Quackenbos, Ida B. Wells, William Alexander Percy, William Faulkner, Eudora Welty, Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Elvis Presley, John Grisham, Jack Reed, William F. Winter, Jim Barksdale, Richard Howorth, Christopher Epps, and too many more to list—this book covers a vast and rich legacy. From the rise and fall of American Indian culture to the advent of Mississippi’s world-renowned literary, artistic, and scientific contributions, Mitchell vividly brings to life the individuals and institutions that have created a fascinating and diverse state.

Author : Michael B. Ballard
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2011-05-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781626744172

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The Civil War in Mississippi by Michael B. Ballard Pdf

From the first Union attack on Vicksburg in the spring of 1862 through Benjamin Grierson’s last raid through Mississippi in late 1864 and early 1865, this book traces the campaigns, fighting, and causes and effects of armed conflict in central and North Mississippi, where major campaigns were waged and fighting occurred. The Civil War in Mississippi: Major Campaigns and Battles will be a must-read for any Mississippian or Civil War buff who wants the complete story of the Civil War in Mississippi. It discusses the key military engagements in chronological order. It begins with a prologue covering mobilization and other events leading up to the first military action within the state’s borders. The book then covers all of the major military operations, including the campaign for and siege of Vicksburg, and battles at Iuka and Corinth, Meridian, Brice’s Crossroads, and Tupelo. The colorful cast of characters includes such household names as Sherman, Grant, Pemberton, and Forrest, as well as a host of other commanders and soldiers. Author Michael B. Ballard discusses at length minority troops and others glossed over or lost in studies of the Mississippi military during the war.

Author : Ted Ownby,Charles Reagan Wilson,Ann J. Abadie,Odie Lindsey,James G. Thomas Jr.
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 2548 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2017-05-25
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781496811578

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The Mississippi Encyclopedia by Ted Ownby,Charles Reagan Wilson,Ann J. Abadie,Odie Lindsey,James G. Thomas Jr. Pdf

Recipient of the 2018 Special Achievement Award from the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters and Recipient of a 2018 Heritage Award for Education from the Mississippi Heritage Trust The perfect book for every Mississippian who cares about the state, this is a mammoth collaboration in which thirty subject editors suggested topics, over seven hundred scholars wrote entries, and countless individuals made suggestions. The volume will appeal to anyone who wants to know more about Mississippi and the people who call it home. The book will be especially helpful to students, teachers, and scholars researching, writing about, or otherwise discovering the state, past and present. The volume contains entries on every county, every governor, and numerous musicians, writers, artists, and activists. Each entry provides an authoritative but accessible introduction to the topic discussed. The Mississippi Encyclopedia also features long essays on agriculture, archaeology, the civil rights movement, the Civil War, drama, education, the environment, ethnicity, fiction, folklife, foodways, geography, industry and industrial workers, law, medicine, music, myths and representations, Native Americans, nonfiction, poetry, politics and government, the press, religion, social and economic history, sports, and visual art. It includes solid, clear information in a single volume, offering with clarity and scholarship a breadth of topics unavailable anywhere else. This book also includes many surprises readers can only find by browsing.

Author : Shana Walton,Barbara Carpenter
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012-02-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781617032639

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Ethnic Heritage in Mississippi by Shana Walton,Barbara Carpenter Pdf

Throughout its history, Mississippi has seen a small, steady stream of immigrants, and those identities—sometimes submerged, sometimes hidden—have helped shape the state in important ways. Amid renewed interest in identity, the Mississippi Humanities Council has commissioned a companion volume to its earlier book that studied ethnicity in the state from the period 1500–1900. This new book, Ethnic Heritage in Mississippi: The Twentieth Century, offers stories of immigrants overcoming obstacles, immigrants newly arrived, and long-settled groups witnessing a revitalized claim to membership. The book examines twentieth-century immigration trends, explores the reemergence of ethnic identity, and undertakes case studies of current ethnic groups. Some of the groups featured in the volume include Chinese, Latino, Lebanese, Jewish, Filipino, South Asian, and Vietnamese communities. The book also examines Biloxi as a city that has long attracted a diverse population and takes a look at the growth in identity affiliation among people of European descent. The book is funded in part by a “We the People” grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Author : Mississippi Commission on the War Between the States
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Mississippi
ISBN : OCLC:13811965

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Mississippi Centennial to Commemorate the War Between the States ... by Mississippi Commission on the War Between the States Pdf

Author : Robert Lowry,William H. McCardle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 674 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Mississippi
ISBN : WISC:89065895872

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A History of Mississippi by Robert Lowry,William H. McCardle Pdf

Author : Jerry Korn,Time-Life Books
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Vicksburg (Miss.)
ISBN : OCLC:476593207

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War on the Mississippi by Jerry Korn,Time-Life Books Pdf