After the gunboats landed : Civil War and reconstruction on the Virginia Peninsula /

This memoir by George Benjamin West, compiled and edited by Parke Rouse, Jr., offers us a young man's personal story centered around the wartime occupation by the United States Army troops on the Virginia Peninsula. The narrative's events are the true experiences of West, about 22 years ol...

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Main Author:	West, George Benjamin, 1839-1917
Other Authors:	Rouse, Parke, 1915-1997, McClure, Marshall Rouse
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Norfolk, Virginia : Parke Press, [2012].
Subjects:	West, George Benjamin, > 1839-1917. Virginia > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives. Virginia Peninsula (Va.) > History > 19th century. Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) > Virginia > Virginia Peninsula. Virginia > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects.

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Summary:	This memoir by George Benjamin West, compiled and edited by Parke Rouse, Jr., offers us a young man's personal story centered around the wartime occupation by the United States Army troops on the Virginia Peninsula. The narrative's events are the true experiences of West, about 22 years old when the conflict begin in April 1861.
Item Description:	Originally published as "When the Yankees Came" ©1977 Parke Shepherd Rouse, Jr.
Physical Description:	xii, 210 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (page 199) and index.
ISBN:	9780984333943 0984333940