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The Privations of a Private: Campaigning with the First Tennessee, C.S.A., and Life Thereafter
Marcus Toney
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Paperback. A Civil War memoir about Marcus B Toney - who served with the First Tennessee Volunteer Infantry Regiment in the campaigns in West Virginia and the Wilderness, where he was captured. This book reports his experiences as a Federal POW, the war's immediate aftermath, and the growth and appeal of the Ku Klux Klan directly following its formation. Num Pages: 160 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSN; 3JH; BTM; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 222.
This book is a revealing and important Civil War memoir. Marcus B Toney was a convinced Methodist, confederate, and slavery partisan who became an early volunteer for Confederate service from his home near Nashville, Tennessee. He served with the First Tennessee Volunteer Infantry Regiment in the campaigns in West Virginia, at Shiloh, Chickamauga, and the Wilderness, where he was captured. Much of the interest and importance of this volume lie in Toney's sober and detailed reporting of his experiences as a Federal POW, of the war's immediate aftermath, and of the growth and appeal of the Ku Klux Klan directly ... Read more
This book is a revealing and important Civil War memoir. Marcus B Toney was a convinced Methodist, confederate, and slavery partisan who became an early volunteer for Confederate service from his home near Nashville, Tennessee. He served with the First Tennessee Volunteer Infantry Regiment in the campaigns in West Virginia, at Shiloh, Chickamauga, and the Wilderness, where he was captured. Much of the interest and importance of this volume lie in Toney's sober and detailed reporting of his experiences as a Federal POW, of the war's immediate aftermath, and of the growth and appeal of the Ku Klux Klan directly ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Fire Ant Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Alabama, United States
ISBN
9780817352561
SKU
V9780817352561
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Ref
99-15
About Marcus Toney
Robert E. Hunt is Professor of History at Middle Tennessee State University. His current research centers on website and web curriculum development for middle Tennessee, the Civil War, and economic/social/cultural history in the 19th century.
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