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The Quaker Sergeant's War: The Civil War Diary of Sergeant David M. Haworth - Couverture souple

Allen, Gene

 
9780875657257: The Quaker Sergeant's War: The Civil War Diary of Sergeant David M. Haworth
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0875657257 ISBN 13 : 9780875657257
Editeur : Texas Christian University Press, 2020

Synopsis

The Civil War posed a dilemma for American Quakers, who abhorred slavery as much as they hated violence. Fighting for the Confederacy was unthinkable. The situation for the citizens of East Tennessee--most of whom voted against secession--was especially vexed. Faced with conscription into the Confederate Army, David Haworth, two of his brothers, and a group of friends walked from their home in East Tennessee into Kentucky, moving by night to avoid Confederate patrols. Arriving in London, Kentucky, they enlisted in the Union Army as part of the Third Tennessee Infantry. David kept a diary throughout the Civil War, recounting the unit's participation in numerous encounters including the battle at Resaca, Georgia, where his brother William was killed and where he and his other brother Isaac were wounded, and he went on to write movingly of one of the last engagements of the war at Nashville. This memoir is a rare historical source that scholars will find valuable. It is rich in detail, and Civil War buffs and general readers alike will find it an engaging firsthand account of our nation's most tragic conflict.

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À propos de l'auteur

A native of Neosho, Missouri, GENE ALLEN graduated from Oklahoma State University. While still in school, he began a career in broadcasting, writing copy for several small-town radio stations. With the advent of television he moved to WKY-TV, Oklahoma City, writing and producing a number of award-winning documentaries. He lives in Oklahoma City with his wife Cheryl.

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Éditeur
Texas Christian University Press
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0875657257
ISBN 13 
9780875657257
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
96
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