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Campbell Brown's Civil War - With Ewell in the Army of Northern Virginia (Paperback, Annotated edition)
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Campbell Brown's Civil War - With Ewell in the Army of Northern Virginia (Paperback, Annotated edition)
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The Civil War writings of G. Campbell Brown- cousin, stepson, and
staff officer of famed Confederate General Richard S. Ewell-
provide a comprehensive account of the major campaigns in the north
Virginia theater. Terry L. Jones has performed an invaluable
service by gathering these widely scattered but oft-cited primary
sources into a deftly edited volume. Brown's memoir details his
service under Ewell during the campaigns of First Manassas, the
Shenandoah Valley, the Seven Days, Second Manassas, and Gettysburg,
and under Joseph E. Johnston at Vicksburg. His correspondence and
memoranda form a suspenseful recounting of the Overland Campaign,
the siege of Richmond, and a harrowing retreat that ended with the
capture of Brown and Ewell at Sayler's Creek just three days before
Robert E. Lee's surrender. Their subsequent three-month captivity
in Fort Warren, Massachusetts, is documented in Brown's letters.
Leaders such as Ewell, Johnston, Lee (whose daughter Brown tried to
marry), ""Stonewall"" Jackson, and Jubal A. Early come to life in
rich anecdotes and occasional critiques of their wartime actions. A
southern aristocrat from Tennessee, Brown exhibits a grasp of the
nuances of military protocol that is as compelling as his
descriptions of battlefield horrors. Brown's eagerness to report
all he sees- from the quotidian to the bloodcurdling- makes his
writings among the finest to come out of the Civil War. Scholars
will want copies of this volume at close hand for ready reference,
and buffs will treasure the play of a nimble mind over a dire and
fascinating time.
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