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Rebel War Clerk's Diary
Jones, J. B.. Ed(S): Robertson, James I.
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Description for Rebel War Clerk's Diary
The largest diary in confederate history. Editor(s): Robertson, James I. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 825.
Amidst the vast literature of the Civil War, one of the most significant and enlightening documents remains largely unknown. A day-by-day, uninterrupted, four-year chronicle by a mature, keenly observant clerk in the War Department of the Confederacy, the wartime diary of John Beauchamp Jones was first published in two volumes of small type in 1866. Over the years, the diary was republished three more times—but never with an index or an editorial apparatus to guide a reader through the extraordinary mass of information it contained. Published here with an authoritative editorial framework, including an extensive introduction and endnotes, this unique ... Read more
Amidst the vast literature of the Civil War, one of the most significant and enlightening documents remains largely unknown. A day-by-day, uninterrupted, four-year chronicle by a mature, keenly observant clerk in the War Department of the Confederacy, the wartime diary of John Beauchamp Jones was first published in two volumes of small type in 1866. Over the years, the diary was republished three more times—but never with an index or an editorial apparatus to guide a reader through the extraordinary mass of information it contained. Published here with an authoritative editorial framework, including an extensive introduction and endnotes, this unique ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Press of Kansas United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
Series
Modern War Studies
Number of Pages
480
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700621231
SKU
V9780700621231
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About Jones, J. B.. Ed(S): Robertson, James I.
James I. Robertson, Jr., is Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus in History at Virginia Tech and author of Stonewall Jackson: The Man, the Soldier, the Legend.
Reviews for Rebel War Clerk's Diary
“Jones remains one of the cornerstone works on the war. This edition is superb.” William C. Davis, author of Jefferson Davis: The Man and His Hour “I think Jones’s diary is a very important firsthand account about the Confederacy. There is nothing else quite like it, in fact. Robertson’s long-needed edition will be a long-term seller, as the ... Read more