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- catalog abstract ""During his service in the Confederate army, Major General Lafayette McLaws (1821-1897) served under and alongside such famous officers as Robert E. Lee, Joseph E. Johnston, James Longstreet, and John B. Hood. He played a significant role in some of the most crucial battles of the Civil War, including Harpers Ferry, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg. A prolific letter writer, McLaws left behind a wealth of handwritten material documenting his experiences before and during the war. Despite all this, no biography of McLaws or history of his division has ever been published. In effect, says John Oeffinger, the public has all but forgotten one of the first major generals appointed in the Army of Northern Virginia." "A Soldier's General gathers ninety-five letters written by McLaws to his wife and other family members between 1858 and 1865, making these rich sources available to a wide audience for the first time. The letters, painstakingly transcribed from McLaws's notoriously poor handwriting, contain a wealth of opinion and information about life and morale in the Confederate army, Civil War-era politics, the impact of war on the Confederate home front, the Southern press, and a man's efforts to advise and remain connected with his wife and children while engaged in a distant conflict. Among the fascinating threads woven through the letters is the story of McLaws's fractured relationship with childhood friend Longstreet, who had McLaws relieved of command in 1863. (McLaws ultimately demanded a court-martial to restore his honor.)"--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12485067.
- catalog contributor b12485068.
- catalog coverage "United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns.".
- catalog coverage "United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives, Confederate.".
- catalog created "c2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "c2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2002.".
- catalog description ""A Soldier's General gathers ninety-five letters written by McLaws to his wife and other family members between 1858 and 1865, making these rich sources available to a wide audience for the first time. The letters, painstakingly transcribed from McLaws's notoriously poor handwriting, contain a wealth of opinion and information about life and morale in the Confederate army, Civil War-era politics, the impact of war on the Confederate home front, the Southern press, and a man's efforts to advise and remain connected with his wife and children while engaged in a distant conflict.".
- catalog description ""During his service in the Confederate army, Major General Lafayette McLaws (1821-1897) served under and alongside such famous officers as Robert E. Lee, Joseph E. Johnston, James Longstreet, and John B. Hood. He played a significant role in some of the most crucial battles of the Civil War, including Harpers Ferry, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg. A prolific letter writer, McLaws left behind a wealth of handwritten material documenting his experiences before and during the war. Despite all this, no biography of McLaws or history of his division has ever been published. In effect, says John Oeffinger, the public has all but forgotten one of the first major generals appointed in the Army of Northern Virginia."".
- catalog description "Among the fascinating threads woven through the letters is the story of McLaws's fractured relationship with childhood friend Longstreet, who had McLaws relieved of command in 1863. (McLaws ultimately demanded a court-martial to restore his honor.)"--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-283) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction -- Antebellum army -- 1861: For the crisis of our existence Is now approaching -- 1862: The Bayard of the peninsula -- 1863: I consider him a humbug -- 1864: I demanded a court-martial -- 1865: What will we do? My dear wife, let me know your views -- Appendix: Letters received from J.B. Hood and N.A. Davis -- Bibliography.".
- catalog extent "xx, 299 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Soldier's general.".
- catalog identifier "0807826901 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Soldier's general.".
- catalog isPartOf "Civil War America".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "c2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press,".
- catalog relation "Soldier's general.".
- catalog spatial "Confederate States of America".
- catalog spatial "United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns.".
- catalog spatial "United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives, Confederate.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "973.7/42/092 B 21".
- catalog subject "Confederate States of America. Army Biography.".
- catalog subject "E467.1.M3744 M36 2001".
- catalog subject "Generals Confederate States of America Biography.".
- catalog subject "Generals Confederate States of America Correspondence.".
- catalog subject "Generals United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "McLaws, Lafayette, 1821-1897 Correspondence.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction -- Antebellum army -- 1861: For the crisis of our existence Is now approaching -- 1862: The Bayard of the peninsula -- 1863: I consider him a humbug -- 1864: I demanded a court-martial -- 1865: What will we do? My dear wife, let me know your views -- Appendix: Letters received from J.B. Hood and N.A. Davis -- Bibliography.".
- catalog title "A soldier's general : the Civil War letters of Major General Lafayette McLaws / edited by John C. Oeffinger.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "Personal narratives Confederate. fast".
- catalog type "Records and correspondence. fast".
- catalog type "text".