Title Resisting Sherman : a Confederate surgeon's journal and the Civil War in the Carolinas, 1865 : based on the diary of Francis Marion Robertson, M.D / edited by Thomas Heard Robertson, Jr

Published El Dorado Hills, CA : Savas Beatie LLC, [2015]

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Description 1 online resource Contents List of Maps; List of Illustrations; Editor's Note; Acknowledgments; Prologue; Chapter One-Charleston and Cheraw; Chapter Two-Rockingham, Carthage, and Fayetteville; Chapter Three-Raleigh, Richmond, and Greensboro; Chapter Four-Chester, Newberry, and Augusta; Epilogue; Appendix A: Partial Robertson Genealogical Chart; Appendix B: Partial Righton Genealogical Chart; Appendix C: An Interview with; Bibliography; Index; Author Biography Summary Despite its fascinating cast of characters, host of combats large and small, and its impact on the course of the Civil War, surprisingly little ink has been spilled on the conflict's final months in the Carolinas. Resisting Sherman: A Confederate Surgeon's Journal and the Civil War in the Carolinas, 1865, by Francis Marion Robertson (edited by Thomas H. Robertson, Jr.) fills in many of the gaps and adds tremendously to our knowledge of this region and those troubled final days of the Confederacy. Surgeon Francis Robertson fled Charleston with the Confederate garrison in 1865 in an effort to stay ahead of General Sherman's Federal army as it marched north from Savannah. The Southern high command was attempting to reinforce General Joseph E. Johnston's force in North Carolina for a last-ditch effort to defeat Sherman and perhaps join with General Lee in Virginia, or at least gain better terms for surrender. Dr. Robertson, a West Pointer, physician, professor, politician, patrician, and Presbyterian with five sons in the Confederate army, kept a daily journal for the final three months of the Civil War while traveling more than 900 miles through four states. His account looks critically at the decisions of generals from a middle ranking officer's viewpoint, describes army movements from a ground level perspective, and places the military campaign within the everyday events of average citizens suffering under the boot of war. Editor and descendant Thomas Robertson followed in his ancestor's footsteps, conducting exhaustive research to identify the people, route, and places mentioned in the journal. Sidebars on a wide variety of related issues include coverage of politics and the Battle of Averasboro, where one of the surgeon's sons was shot. An extensive introduction covers the military situation in and around Charleston that led to the evacuation Describedso vividly by Surgeon Robertson, and an epilogue summarizes what happened to the diary characters after the war Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Vendor-supplied metadata Subject Robertson, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1807-1892 -- Family SUBJECT Robertson, F. M. (Francis Marion), 1807-1892 fast Subject Confederate States of America. Army -- Personal narratives SUBJECT Confederate States of America. Army fast Subject Sherman's March through the Carolinas. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical. HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General. Families SUBJECT United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140261 South Carolina -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives Subject South Carolina United States Genre/Form History Personal narratives Form Electronic book Author Robertson, Thomas Heard, editor. LC no. 2015933358 ISBN 9781611212617 1611212618 161121260X 9781611212600

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