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University Alabama Press Welcome the Hour of Conflict: William Cowan McClellan and the 9th Alabama

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In the spring of 1861, a 22-year-old Alabamian did what many of his friends and colleagues were doing - he joined the Confederate Army as a volunteer. The first of his family to enlist, William Cowan McClellan, who served as a private in the 9th Alabama Infantry regiment, wrote hundreds of letters throughout the war, often penning for friends who could not write home for themselves. In the letters collected in John C. Carter's volume, this young soldier comments on his feelings toward his commanding officers, his attitude toward military discipline and camp life, his disdain for the western Confederate armies, and his hopes and fears for the future of the Confederacy. McClellan's letters also contain vivid descriptions of camp life, battles, marches, picket duty, and sickness and disease in the army. The correspondence between McClellan and his family dealt with separation due to war as well as with other wartime difficulties such as food shortages, invasion, and occupation. The letters also show the rise and fall of morale on both the home front and on the battlefield, and how they were closely intertwined. Remarkable for their humor, literacy, and matter-of-fact banter, the letters reveal the attitude a common soldier in the Army of Northern Virginia had toward the day-to-day activity and progression of the war. John C. Carter includes helpful appendixes that list the letters chronologically and offer the regimental roster, casualty/enlistment totals, assignments, and McClellan's personal military record. Review These letters are exceptional in their breadth and tone. Few collections of writings span the war as McClellan's do, reflecting the virtues and foibles, successes and failures, and comedies and tragedies of long service in the Army of Northern Virginia. The letters are easy to read and reflect a likeable author - thoughtful, witty, and observant. - John Hennessy, author of Return to Bull Run: The Campaign and Battle of Second Manassas About the Author John C. Carter is a Civil War enthusiast and independent researcher employed by Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Virginia.

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Brand: University Alabama Press
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0817315217
Category: Books > Subjects > Biography > War & Espionage > Civil War
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 15 February 2007
Listed Since: 16 February 2007

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