The Perfect Lion : the Life and Death of Confederate Artillerist John Pelham.
The South has made much of J.E.B. Stuart and Stonewall Jackson, but no individual has had a greater elevation to divine status than John Pelham, remembered as the & ldquo;Gallant Pelham. & rdquo; An Alabama native, Pelham left West Point for service in the Confederacy and distinguished himse...
| Основен автор: | Maxwell, Jerry H. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Tuscaloosa :
University of Alabama Press,
2011.
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| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Perfect Lion : The Life and Death of Confederate Artillerist John Pelham. |
| Резюме: |
The South has made much of J.E.B. Stuart and Stonewall Jackson, but no individual has had a greater elevation to divine status than John Pelham, remembered as the & ldquo;Gallant Pelham. & rdquo; An Alabama native, Pelham left West Point for service in the Confederacy and distinguished himself as an artillery commander in Robert E. Lee & rsquo;s Army of Northern Virginia. Lee is reported to have said of him, & ldquo;It is glorious to see such courage in one so young! & rdquo; Blond, blue-eyed, and handsome, Pelham & rsquo;s modest demeanor charmed his contemporaries, and he was famously attractive to. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (439 pages) |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-401) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780817385484 0817385487 9780817317355 081731735X |