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Widows by the Thousand: The Civil War Correspondence of Theophilus and Harriet Perry, 1862-1864
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Paperback. Presents a collection of letters written between Theophilus and Harriet Perry during the Civil War. This book provides an intimate, firsthand account of the effect of the war on one young couple. Perry was an officer with the 28th Texas Cavalry, a unit that campaigned in Arkansas and Louisiana as part of the division known as Walker's Greyhounds. Editor(s): Johansson, M. Jane. Num Pages: 358 pages, 5 photographs, 4 maps, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
This collection of letters written between Theophilus and Harriet Perry during the Civil War provides an intimate, firsthand account of the effect of the war on one young couple. Perry was an officer with the 28th Texas Cavalry, a unit that campaigned in Arkansas and Louisiana as part of the division known as ""Walker's Greyhounds."" His letters describe his service in a highly literate style that is unusual for Confederate accounts. He documents a number of important events, including his experiences as a detached officer in Arkansas in the winter of 1862-63, the attempt to relieve the siege of Vicksburg, ... Read more
This collection of letters written between Theophilus and Harriet Perry during the Civil War provides an intimate, firsthand account of the effect of the war on one young couple. Perry was an officer with the 28th Texas Cavalry, a unit that campaigned in Arkansas and Louisiana as part of the division known as ""Walker's Greyhounds."" His letters describe his service in a highly literate style that is unusual for Confederate accounts. He documents a number of important events, including his experiences as a detached officer in Arkansas in the winter of 1862-63, the attempt to relieve the siege of Vicksburg, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Arkansas Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
358
Place of Publication
Fayetteville, United States
ISBN
9781557288417
SKU
V9781557288417
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Ref
99-3
About Perry
M. Jane Johansson is an assistant professor of history at Rogers State University. She is the author of Peculiar Honor: A History of the 28th Texas Calvary, 1862-1865 (University of Arkansas Press), winner of the Ottis Lock Award for the Best Book on East Texas History, and a co-editor of two volumes of The Papers of Will Rogers.
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