A Scythe of Fire - Through the Civil War with One of Lee's Most Legendary Regiments

Zusatztext "So well written that it makes the reader want to follow the unit's members through the war." Informationen zum Autor Steven E. Woodworth agreed to finish the work Wilkinson had begun. He is an associate professor at Texas Christian University and the author of nine previous books about the Civil War. Klappentext The men of the Eighth Georgia Infantry Regiment answered the Confederate call to arms in the spring of 1861. They fought hard in most major battles of the war, including Bull Run and Gettysburg, enduring heartbreaking losses and finally, at Appomattox, witnessing their ultimate defeat. A Scythe of Fire tells the remarkable story of this regiment, which held together through long years of victory, defeat, and despair. The magnificent product of meticulous research, Warren Wilkinson and Steven E. Woodworth's stirring chronicle brings the conflict alive through the eyes of the courageous men who fought and died on the nation's battlefields. Based on personal accounts, diaries, letters, and other primary sources, A Scythe of Fire is the history of the Eighth Georgia as experienced by those who carried its standard into battle: doctors and farmers, landowners and simple folk -- each dedicated to victory, yet proud and unbroken in the face of defeat. Zusammenfassung The men of the Eighth Georgia Infantry Regiment answered the Confederate call to arms in the spring of 1861. They fought hard in most major battles of the war! including Bull Run and Gettysburg! enduring heartbreaking losses and finally! at Appomattox! witnessing their ultimate defeat. A Scythe of Fire tells the remarkable story of this regiment! which held together through long years of victory! defeat! and despair. The magnificent product of meticulous research! Warren Wilkinson and Steven E. Woodworth's stirring chronicle brings the conflict alive through the eyes of the courageous men who fought and died on the nation's battlefields. Based on personal accounts! diaries! letters! and other primary sources! A Scythe of Fire is the history of the Eighth Georgia as experienced by those who carried its standard into battle: doctors and farmers! landowners and simple folk -- each dedicated to victory! yet proud and unbroken in the face of defeat. ...

Product details

• Authors: Warren Wilkinson, Steven E Woodworth, Steven E. Woodworth
• Publisher: William Morrow
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.06.2003
• EAN: 9780060542290
• ISBN: 978-0-06-054229-0
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 21 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Sociology, United States of America, USA, The Americas, Nuclear weapons, Slavery and abolition of slavery, Irregular or guerrilla forces and warfare, Civil wars, c 1765 to 1783 (American Revolutionary period), c 1783 to c 1800 (American Federalist era), HISTORY: Military / United States, HISTORY: AMERICAN, HISTORY: CIVIL WAR, HISTORY: United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), HISTORY: MILITARY, HISTORY: Military / Nuclear Warfare, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Slavery, HISTORY: Military / Guerilla Warfare, HISTORY / Military, History / American, History / Civil War