One of Lee's Best Men - The Civil War Letters of General William Dorsey Pender

Informationen zum Autor The late William W. Hassler was president of Indiana University of Pennsylvania and author of biographies of A. P. Hill and John Pelham. Klappentext On the day that Lincoln was inaugurated in 1861, twenty-seven-year-old William Dorsey Pender, en route to the provisional Confederate capital in Montgomery, Alabama, hurriedly scribbled a note to his wife, Fanny. So began a prolific correspondence between a rising Confederate officer and his cherished wife that would last until Pender was mortally wounded at Gettysburg.First published by UNC Press in 1965, Pender's letters are filled with personal details, colorful descriptions, and candid opinions of such important figures as Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, J. E. B. Stuart, and A. P. Hill. His comments on his military activities and aspirations and the challenges of command, combined with his husbandly advice and affection, sketch an intimate and unvarnished portrait of the man who was perhaps the most distinguished North Carolina commander. Zusammenfassung This collection of letters from a rising Confederate officer to his wife provide an insight into the mind of a wartime commander. He describes the rigours of military life in this period! his career aspirations and his own candid opinions on such important figures of the time as Robert E. Lee.

Product details

• Authors: William Dorsey Pender, William Dorsey/ Hassler Pender
• Assisted by: William W Hassler (Editor), William W. Hassler (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of North Carolina
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.1999
• EAN: 9780807848234
• ISBN: 978-0-8078-4823-4
• No. of pages: 271
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries