Fighting for the Confederacy: The Personal Recollections of General Edward Porter Alexander (Civil War America) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807847224 ISBN 13: 9780807847220

Publisher: University North Carolina Pr, 1998

Synopsis

Originally published by UNC Press in 1989, Fighting for the Confederacy is one of the richest personal accounts in all of the vast literature on the Civil War. Alexander was involved in nearly all of the great battles of the East, from First Manassas through Appomattox, and his duties brought him into frequent contact with most of the high command of the Army of Northern Virginia, including Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and James Longstreet. No other Civil War veteran of his stature matched Alexander's ability to discuss operations in penetrating detail-- this is especially true of his description of Gettysburg. His narrative is also remarkable for its utterly candid appraisals of leaders on both sides. |Rescued from an archive and published only eight years ago, this private memoir by Confederate General Porter Alexander is now recognized as one of the best books by a participant in the Civil War.

About this title

About the Author

Edward Alexander is professor emeritus of English at the University of Washington in Seattle. He is the author of numerous books, including The Jewish Idea and Its Enemies, The Holocaust and the War of Ideas, and Lionel Trilling and Irving Howe: And Other Stories of Literary Friendship.

From the Back Cover

Rescued from an archive and published only eight years ago, this private memoir by Confederate General Porter Alexander is now recognized as one of the best books by a participant in the Civil War.

Edition details

• Publisher: University North Carolina Pr
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807847224
• ISBN 13: 9780807847220
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 692
• Editor: Gallagher Gary W.