The Death of a Confederate: Selections from the Letters of the Archibald Smith Family of Roswell, Georgia, 1864-1956

Language: English

Published by The Univ. of Georgia Press, 1996

0820318442 / 9780820318448

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1st Edition / 1st Printing VERY GOOD in very good dust jacket. Large bump on the top edge of the cover. No marks in text. Light wear on dust jacket. Binding is tight and square. . . . . . . . . FROM THE DUST JACKET FLAP: Spanning nearly a century, the letters in this collection revolve around a central event in the history of a southern family: the death of the eldest son owing to sickness contracted during service in the Confederate Army. The letters reveal a slave owning family with keen interests in art, music, and nature and an unshakable belief in their religion and in the Confederate cause. William Seagrove Smith was a private in the signal corps of the Eighteenth Battalion, Georgia Infantry. Smith was part of the force defending Savannah until it fell in late 1864, and then marched with General William J. Hardee in his famous retreat out of the city and through the Carolinas. Like so many other soldiers on both sides of the conflict, William Smith fell not at the hands of an enemy but from disease. He died in Raleigh, North Carolina, on July 7, 1865. A parallel and complementary story about William's younger brother, Archibald, also emerges in the letters. As a cadet at Georgia Military Institute, Archibald was (as his parents fervently wished) exempt from service; however, he ultimately saw--and survived--action before the war's end.…

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Title
The Death of a Confederate: Selections from the Letters of the Archibald Smith Family of Roswell, Georgia, 1864-1956
Author
Editors-Arthur N. Skinner, James L. Skinner
Publisher
The Univ. of Georgia Press
Publication year
1996
Condition
Collectible: Very Good
Binding
Hardback
Language
English
ISBN 10
0820318442
ISBN 13
9780820318448
Item weight
26 ounces
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Antique Mall Books specializes in out-of-print and hard-to-find used books, collectible books, and ephemera. We have been in the used book business for over 20 years. We started in 2002 in Georgia with an online business and recently sold our brick-and-mortar bookstore in Ohio and moved back to Georgia. We understand both the used and collectible book business and customer service. We will be happy to be of service if you find one of our offerings worthy of being added to your library.

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Antique Mall Books has been in dealer in used, out-of-print and hard-to-find books for over 23 years. We are showing up as a relatively new account on ABE as we sold our bookstore in Ohio in 2023, and the new owners acquired all of our existing on-line accounts. We have sold over 200,000 books over the years, both on-line and in our bookstore, including a fair amount to Great Britain and many other locations worldwide. You can count on professional results from us as far as customer service goes. Our quantity of books may not be as large as most dealers but what we have in inventory are quality books accurately described (all with pictures) and professionally packaged and shipped.