In Memory of Self and Comrades: Thomas Wallace Colley's Recollections of Civil War Service in the 1st Virginia Cavalry - Couverture souple

Shaffer, Michael K.

 
9781621906674: In Memory of Self and Comrades: Thomas Wallace Colley's Recollections of Civil War Service in the 1st Virginia Cavalry
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ISBN 10 : 1621906671 ISBN 13 : 9781621906674
Editeur : University of Tennessee Press, 2020

Synopsis

Thomas W. Colley served in one of the most active and famous units in the Civil War, the 1st Virginia Cavalry, which fought in battles in the Eastern Theater, from First Manassas/Bull Run to the defense of Petersburg. Colley was born November 11, 1837, outside Abingdon, Virginia, and grew up knowing the daily demands of life on a farm. In May 1861, along with the other members of the Washington Mounted Rifles, he left his home in Washington County and reported to camp in Richmond. During the war, Colley received wounds on three different occasions: first at Waterloo Bridge in 1862, again at Kelly's Ford in 1863, and finally at Haw's Shop in 1864. The engagement at Haw's Shop resulted in the amputation of his left foot, thereby ending his wartime service.

The first modern scholarly edition of Colley's writings, In Memory of Self and Comrades dramatizes Colley's fate as a wounded soldier mustered out before the war's conclusion. Colley's postwar reflections on the war reveal his struggle to earn a living and maintain his integrity while remaining somewhat unreconciled to his condition. He found much of his solace through writing and sought to advance his education after the war. As one of an estimated 20,000 soldiers who underwent amputation during the Civil War, his memoirs reveal the challenges of living with what many might recognize today as post-traumatic stress disorder. Annotations from editor Michael K. Shaffer provide further context to Colley's colorful and insightful writings on both his own condition and the condition of other veterans also dealing with amputations

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À propos de l'auteur

Michael K. Shaffer is an instructor at Kennesaw State University's College of Continuing and Professional Education. He is the author of Washington County, Virginia, in the Civil War.

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Éditeur
University of Tennessee Press
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1621906671
ISBN 13 
9781621906674
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
277
Coordonnées du fabricant
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ISBN 10 :  162190430X ISBN 13 :  9781621904304
Editeur : University of Tennessee Press, 2018
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