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Fighting for the Confederacy : The Personal Recollections of General Edward Porter Alexander by Gary W. Gallagher (1989, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of North Carolina Press
ISBN-100807818488
ISBN-139780807818480
eBay Product ID (ePID)484745
Product Key Features
Book TitleFighting for the Confederacy : the Personal Recollections of General Edward Porter Alexander
Number of Pages692 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicUnited States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Military
Publication Year1989
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorGary W. Gallagher
Book SeriesCivil War America Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight10 oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN88-037667
Dewey Edition19
Reviews[A]ltogether livelier and more irreverent than anything in Grant's and Sherman's books. New Republic, [A] new landmark in Civil War historiography, one that no historian of the period can afford to ignore. Journal of Southern History, The publication of Fighting for the Confederacy constitutes the most important addition to Confederate historiography in years. Civil War History, Alexander's new memoirs are relaxed and engaging, lacking the self-importance that mars the memoirs of a good many soldiers.American Heritage, "All serious students of the Army of Northern Virginia . . . owe a debt of gratitude to Gary Gallagher. . . . This book is destined to become a classic. It is simply must reading."-- Blue and Gray, "What a marvelous book! . . . Because of Gallagher's editorial efforts everyone interested in the Confederacy has ready access to what may very well be the most outstanding Confederate military memoir."-- Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, "Gary W. Gallagher, in publishing Fighting for the Confederacy , has given Civil War historians one of the most unexpected and delightful surprises in many years. . . . It is a book that must be read."-- Louisiana History, "Alexander's vigorous prose and astute personal observations . . . have made Fighting for the Confederacy a new landmark in Civil War historiography, one that no historian of the period can afford to ignore."-- Journal of Southern History, "A treasure of Civil War 'personal memoirs' . . . altogether livelier and more irreverent than anything in Grant's and Sherman's books."-- New Republic, "The publication of Fighting for the Confederacy constitutes the most important addition to Confederate historiography in years. . . . A pleasure to read. . . . [It] will join the list of essential readings for students of the Civil War."-- Civil War History, [A] new landmark in Civil War historiography, one that no historian of the period can afford to ignore.Journal of Southern History, "Alexander's new memoirs are relaxed and engaging, lacking the self-importance that mars the memoirs of a good many soldiers with weaker claims to distinction than his, and refreshingly candid about his own frailties and those of some of the Confederacy's most revered commanders."-- American Heritage, "Unquestionably will join the ranks of those standard works that every serious student of the Civil War will want to read."-- Georgia Historical Quarterly, Alexander's new memoirs are relaxed and engaging, lacking the self-importance that mars the memoirs of a good many soldiers. American Heritage
Dewey Decimal973.7/3013
Table Of ContentContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Editor's Note Chapter 1. Early Days Chapter 2. First Manassas or Bull Run Chapter 3. Fall & Winter after Bull Run Chapter 4. Seven Days Chapter 5. Second Manassas Campaign Chapter 6. Sharpsburg Campaign Chapter 7. The Fall of 1862 Chapter 8. The Battle of Fredericksburg Chapter 9. Winter after Fredericksburg Chapter 10. Battle of Chancellorsville Chapter 11. The Gettysburg Campaign Chapter 12. Chickamauga Chapter 13. Chattanooga & Knoxville Chapter 14. Spring of 1864 Chapter 15. Wilderness & Spottsylvania Chapter 16. North Anna & Drury's Bluff Chapter 17. Totopotomoy & Cold Harbor Chapter 18. Passage of James River Chapter 19. Siege of Petersburg Chapter 20. Fall of 1864 Chapter 21. Fall & Winter of 1864 & '65 Chapter 22. Appomattox Notes IndexFigures 1. Hogshead and platform 2. Hogs on "sawpit" timbers 3. Projectile with hole through long axis 4. Vicinity of First Manassas battlefield 5. Strategic situation prior to First Manassas 6. First issue Confederate flag 7. Army of Northern Virginia battle flag 8. Confederate flag with cross as union 9. Confederate flag surrounded by stars 10. Lt. Gen James Longstreet late in life 11. Peninsula of Virginia 12. Battlefield at Seven Pines 13. Battlefield at Mechanicsville 14. Battlefield at Gaines's Mill 15. Terrain at White Oak Swamp 16. Strategic situation on the Richmond-Petersburg front, 1862 17. Virginia and Maryland 18. Potomac River near Shepherdstown 19. Battlefield at Sharpsburg 20. Battlefield at Fredericksburg ... 75. General Lee's return to his lines after surrender 76. McLean House, Appomattox Court House
SynopsisOriginally published by UNC Press in 1989, Fighting for the Confederacy is one of the richest personal accounts in all of the vast literature on the Civil War. Alexander was involved in nearly all of the great battles of the East, from First Manassas through Appomattox, and his duties brought him into frequent contact with most of the high command of the Army of Northern Virginia, including Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and James Longstreet. No other Civil War veteran of his stature matched Alexander's ability to discuss operations in penetrating detail-- this is especially true of his description of Gettysburg. His narrative is also remarkable for its utterly candid appraisals of leaders on both sides., Originally published by UNC Press in 1989, Fighting for the Confederacy is one of the richest personal accounts in all of the vast literature on the Civil War. Alexander was involved in nearly all of the great battles of the East, from First Manassas through Appomattox, and his duties brought him into frequent contact with most of the high command of the Army of Northern Virginia, including Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and James Longstreet. No other Civil War veteran of his stature matched Alexander's ability to discuss operations in penetrating detail—this is especially true of his description of Gettysburg. His narrative is also remarkable for its utterly candid appraisals of leaders on both sides., Rescued from an archive and published only eight years ago, this private memoir by Confederate General Porter Alexander is now recognized as one of the best books by a participant in the Civil War., Originally published by UNC Press in 1989, Fighting for the Confederacy is one of the richest personal accounts in all of the vast literature on the Civil War. Alexander was involved in nearly all of the great battles of the East, from First Manassas through Appomattox, and his duties brought him into frequent contact with most of the high command of the Army of Northern Virginia, including Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and James Longstreet. No other Civil War veteran of his stature matched Alexander's ability to discuss operations in penetrating detail -- this is especially true of his description of Gettysburg. His narrative is also remarkable for its utterly candid appraisals of leaders on both sides.
LC Classification Number88-37667
