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PORTRAITS OF CONFLICT: A Photographic History of Tennessee in the Civil War
Richard B. McCaslin
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Description for PORTRAITS OF CONFLICT: A Photographic History of Tennessee in the Civil War
Hardcover. Part of the "Portraits of Conflict" series, this work offers a portrayal of Tennesseans - in uniforms both blue and gray - who fought and lost their lives in the Civil War - the story of a widow working as a Union spy to support her family and the story of a father emerging from his house to find his Confederate soldier son dying at his feet. Series: Conflict Series. Num Pages: 430 pages, 250 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSN; 3JH; AJC; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1760.
It's one thing to understand that over twenty-thousand Confederate and Union soldiers died at the Battle of Murfreesboro. It's quite another to study an ambrotype portrait of twenty-year-old private Frank B. Crosthwait, dressed in his Sunday best, looking somberly at the camera. In a tragically short time, he'll be found on the battlefield, mortally wounded, still clutching the knotted pieces of handkerchief he used in a hopeless attempt to stop the bleeding from his injuries. Private Crosthwait's image is one of more than 250 portraits - many never before published - to be found in the highly anticipated ""Portraits of ... Read more
It's one thing to understand that over twenty-thousand Confederate and Union soldiers died at the Battle of Murfreesboro. It's quite another to study an ambrotype portrait of twenty-year-old private Frank B. Crosthwait, dressed in his Sunday best, looking somberly at the camera. In a tragically short time, he'll be found on the battlefield, mortally wounded, still clutching the knotted pieces of handkerchief he used in a hopeless attempt to stop the bleeding from his injuries. Private Crosthwait's image is one of more than 250 portraits - many never before published - to be found in the highly anticipated ""Portraits of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Arkansas Press
Condition
New
Series
Conflict Series
Number of Pages
430
Place of Publication
Fayetteville, United States
ISBN
9781557288318
SKU
V9781557288318
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About Richard B. McCaslin
Richard B. McCaslin is an associate professor of history at the University of North Texas. He is the author of Lee in the Shadow of Washington; Tainted Breeze: The Great Hanging at Gainesville, Texas; and two volumes in the Portraits of Conflict series. He is the winner of the Jefferson Davis Historical Gold Medal, United Daughters of the Confederacy, and ... Read more
Reviews for PORTRAITS OF CONFLICT: A Photographic History of Tennessee in the Civil War
A major contribution and welcome addition to . . . Civil War history." —The Journal of Southern History "A sensibly priced, beautifully produced photographic history." —Civil War History "A splendid addition to the graphic literature of the sectional conflict." —Choice "We now have another window to view America's bloodiest war." —Raleigh News and Observer "A must ... Read more