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- catalog abstract "Major James Ratchford's reminiscences, unrevealed for more than one hundred years, provide a different perspective on the generals he served and the more than thirty engagements he survived. As adjutant general to Daniel Harvey Hill, John B. Hood, and Stephen D. Lee, Ratchford participated in major battles in the East, such as Fredericksburg and the Seven Days, witnessed the siege of Atlanta, and finally surrendered with Joseph E. Johnston's army at Greensboro, North Carolina, in April 1865. Professor Sieburg, Ratchford's granddaughter, has edited her ancestor's accounts of his close contacts with such Confederate leaders as Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and Stonewall Jackson, as well as his descriptions of the combat soldier's life. Ratchford's job as a courier enabled him to shed new light on the famous "lost dispatch," which many believe led to the Confederate defeat at Antietam (Sharpsburg). Major Ratchford claimed little knowledge of the larger military picture, but describes in a simple, straightforward style the humor, heroism, and honor which were part of that epic conflict.".
- catalog contributor b10789136.
- catalog contributor b10789137.
- catalog coverage "United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns.".
- catalog coverage "United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives, Confederate.".
- catalog created "c1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "c1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1998.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 86-90) and index.".
- catalog description "Major James Ratchford's reminiscences, unrevealed for more than one hundred years, provide a different perspective on the generals he served and the more than thirty engagements he survived. As adjutant general to Daniel Harvey Hill, John B. Hood, and Stephen D. Lee, Ratchford participated in major battles in the East, such as Fredericksburg and the Seven Days, witnessed the siege of Atlanta, and finally surrendered with Joseph E. Johnston's army at Greensboro, North Carolina, in April 1865.".
- catalog description "Professor Sieburg, Ratchford's granddaughter, has edited her ancestor's accounts of his close contacts with such Confederate leaders as Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and Stonewall Jackson, as well as his descriptions of the combat soldier's life. Ratchford's job as a courier enabled him to shed new light on the famous "lost dispatch," which many believe led to the Confederate defeat at Antietam (Sharpsburg). Major Ratchford claimed little knowledge of the larger military picture, but describes in a simple, straightforward style the humor, heroism, and honor which were part of that epic conflict.".
- catalog extent "xii, 94 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Memoirs of a Confederate staff officer.".
- catalog identifier "1572490926 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Memoirs of a Confederate staff officer.".
- catalog isPartOf "Civil War heritage series ; v. 13".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "c1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Shippensburg, PA : White Mane Books,".
- catalog relation "Memoirs of a Confederate staff officer.".
- catalog spatial "United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns.".
- catalog spatial "United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives, Confederate.".
- catalog subject "973.7/42/092 B 21".
- catalog subject "Confederate States of America. Army Staffs Biography.".
- catalog subject "E605 .R24 1998".
- catalog subject "Ratchford, James Wylie, 1840-1910.".
- catalog title "Memoirs of a Confederate staff officer : from Bethel to Bentonville / by James Wylie Ratchford ; edited by Evelyn Ratchford Sieburg ; introduction and notes by James E. Hansen, II.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "Personal narratives Confederate. fast".
- catalog type "text".