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Author Simpson, R. W. (Richard Wright), 1840-1912.

Title Far, far from home : the wartime letters of Dick and Tally Simpson, Third South Carolina Volunteers / edited by Guy R. Everson and Edward H. Simpson, Jr
Published New York : Oxford University Press, 1994

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Description 1 online resource (xxi, 316 pages) : illustrations
Series OUP E-Books
Contents Cast of Characters; Introduction; 1. "My Feeling of Duty Urges Me to It."; 2. "A Fight Is Daily Anticipated."; 3. "I Never Slept As Cold in My Life."; 4. "I Believe God Is With Us."; 5. "I Was in the Hottest Part of the Fight."; 6. "Tis a Topic Which Interests Me a Great Deal."; 7. "Never Did Troops Fight Better Than Ours."; 8. "Remember Me Kindly to All Friends."; 9. "It Is My Mournful Duty to Communicate to You ... "; Epilogue; Sources Cited; Chronological Listing of Letters; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
Summary This is a selection of the wartime letters of Dick and Tally Simpson, two Confederate soldiers, during the American Civil War. It traces their wartime experiences
Analysis Civil wars Military operations
United States
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-300) and index
Notes English
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Subject Simpson, R. W. (Richard Wright), 1840-1912 -- Correspondence
Simpson, Taliaferro N., 1839-1863 -- Correspondence
SUBJECT Simpson, R. W. (Richard Wright), 1840-1912 fast
Simpson, Taliaferro N., 1839-1863 fast
Subject Confederate States of America. Army. South Carolina Infantry Regiment, 3rd.
SUBJECT Confederate States of America. Army. South Carolina Infantry Regiment, 3rd fast
Subject Soldiers -- South Carolina -- Correspondence
HISTORY.
Soldiers
SUBJECT South Carolina -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140262
Subject South Carolina
United States
Genre/Form Electronic books
History
Personal narratives
Personal narratives
Personal correspondence
Personal narratives.
Récits personnels.
Form Electronic book
Author Simpson, Taliaferro N., 1839-1863.
Everson, Guy R
Simpson, Edward W., Jr.
LC no. 93022872
ISBN 1423738470
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