South Carolinians In The Battle Of Gettysburg

Author : Derek Smith
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2021-04-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476642758

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South Carolinians in the Battle of Gettysburg by Derek Smith Pdf

July 1, 1863. The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia under General Robert E. Lee advanced across the Pennsylvania countryside toward the small town of Gettysburg--less than 90 miles from Washington, D.C.--on a collision course with the Union Army of the Potomac. In Lee's ranks were 5,000 South Carolina troops destined to play critical roles in the three days of fighting ahead. From generals to privates, the Palmetto State soldiers were hurled into the Civil War's most famous battle--hundreds were killed, wounded or later suffered as prisoners of war. The life-and-death stories of these South Carolinians are here woven together here with official wartime reports, previously unpublished letters, newspaper accounts, diaries and the author's personal observations from walking the battlefield.

Author : J. Keith Jones
Publisher : Fox Run Publishing
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781945602054

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Echoes from Gettysburg by J. Keith Jones Pdf

South Carolina contributed two brigades of infantry, two regiments of cavalry and several artillery batteries to the Battle of Gettysburg in July of 1863. Their veterans related accounts of heroism and fear, triumph and loss for the remainder of their lives. These are their stories. Gleaned from diaries, letters and newspaper articles written immediately after the great battle and throughout the balance of the lives of its veterans, these stories place the reader in the boots of the men who lived the experience. Included with the firsthand accounts are maps of the fields fought for by these sons of the Palmetto State and photographs of a number of the soldiers involved. Along with battle histories and the individual exploits of the brigades led by General Joseph Kershaw, General Wade Hampton and Colonel Abner Perrin are accounts of the artillery batteries from South Carolina and the improvised cavalry command assembled from scattered companies by Colonel John Logan Black, who had been left behind due to wounds from an earlier battle. Black was determined to rejoin the army as soon as he was able and caught up with General Robert E. Lee with two companies and other miscellaneous cavalrymen who had been separated from their regiments. His improvised command participated in all three days of the battle before rejoining Hampton's Brigade. Also covered are the annual reunions where the old soldiers gathered to camp once again on the fields of Gettysburg. The veterans recount many tales of reconnecting with old comrades, memories of those who never made it home, and their reconciliation with former enemies. Every strata of the soldier experience at Gettysburg is represented from the highest general to the lowliest private. Every life is a story and provides a piece toward completing the puzzle of the human experience at Gettysburg.

Author : Derek Smith
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476684772

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South Carolinians in the Battle of Gettysburg by Derek Smith Pdf

July 1, 1863. The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia under General Robert E. Lee advanced across the Pennsylvania countryside toward the small town of Gettysburg--less than 90 miles from Washington, D.C.--on a collision course with the Union Army of the Potomac. In Lee's ranks were 5,000 South Carolina troops destined to play critical roles in the three days of fighting ahead. From generals to privates, the Palmetto State soldiers were hurled into the Civil War's most famous battle--hundreds were killed, wounded or later suffered as prisoners of war. The life-and-death stories of these South Carolinians are here woven together here with official wartime reports, previously unpublished letters, newspaper accounts, diaries and the author's personal observations from walking the battlefield.

Author : J. Keith Jones
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1945602155

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Echoes From Gettysburg by J. Keith Jones Pdf

This book contains a large collection of the personal recollections of the Georgia soldiers who fought at Gettysburg. This gives a peek into the experience from the perspective of the soldiers who lived it.

Author : Michael C. Hardy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2010-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0982527543

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North Carolina Remembers Gettysburg by Michael C. Hardy Pdf

Collection of diaries and letters from North Carolina soldiers who fought at the Battle of Gettysburg.

Author : J. F. J. Caldwell
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780359499533

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History of a Brigade of South Carolinians by J. F. J. Caldwell Pdf

Author : J. F. J. Caldwell
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2022-03-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783752580310

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The History of a Brigade of South Carolinians, known first as "Gregg's", and subsequently as "McGowan's Brigade" by J. F. J. Caldwell Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1866.

Author : W. Scott Poole
Publisher : Mercer University Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 0865549680

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South Carolina's Civil War by W. Scott Poole Pdf

W. Scott Poole teaches South Carolina history at the College of Charleston.

Author : U. R. Brooks,D. B. Rea
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2022-10-27
Category : History
ISBN : 1017460183

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Stories of the Confederacy by U. R. Brooks,D. B. Rea Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Varina Davis Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1931
Category : Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863
ISBN : WISC:89059484600

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A Colonel at Gettysburg and Spotsylvania by Varina Davis Brown Pdf

Author : Dale Anderson,Kerri O'Hern
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2005-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780836862041

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The Battle of Gettysburg by Dale Anderson,Kerri O'Hern Pdf

Depicts the pivotal Pennsylvania battle of 1863, which forced Confederate general Robert E. Lee to abandon his invasion of the North during the Civil War.

Author : Tom Moore Craig
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1570037981

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Upcountry South Carolina Goes to War by Tom Moore Craig Pdf

Chronicles through correspondence the lives and concerns of prominent families in piedmont South Carolina during the late-antebellum and Civil War eras. The 124 letters presented here were written by members of the Anderson, Brockman, and Moore families of Spartanburg County, neighboring planter-class families united by their shared Scots-Irish ancestry and their membership at Nazareth Presbyterian Church. --from publisher description.

Author : Robert C. Jones
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2016-12-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1541250583

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A Guide to the Civil War in South Carolina by Robert C. Jones Pdf

South Carolina, the first state to secede, had no single huge battle, a la Antietam, Chickamauga or Gettysburg. However, it experienced two of the greatest naval battles of the War in Charleston Harbor and Port Royal. South Carolina also experienced the wrath of Sherman's troops as they marched through the state in 1865. Columbia, engulfed in a great fire, experienced damage on par with Atlanta and Richmond. This book will examine several facets of the war in South Carolina, including Key Players (influential people in the war who were either born in South Carolina or had a great influence on the state), the secession movement, battles, the Hunley engagement with the Housatonic, military prisons, and South Carolina's role in the Richmond gold shipped south in April 1865. The final chapter looks at Civil War sights in South Carolina that can be visited today.

Author : Gary W. Gallagher
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317639459

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The American Civil War by Gary W. Gallagher Pdf

First published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Robert N. Rosen
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Charleston (S.C.)
ISBN : 9780872499911

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Confederate Charleston by Robert N. Rosen Pdf

The Cradle of Secession's illustrious Civil War experience.