The life of Johnny Reb : the common soldier of the Confederacy /
When Bell Irvin Wiley's composite portrait of the rank-and-file Confederate soldier was published in 1943, professional historians and general readers alike greeted it enthusiastically. Over a half century later, the book still offers one of the best available accounts of the ordinary citizens...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Baton Rouge :
Louisiana State University Press,
2008.
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| Edition: | Updated ed. |
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| Online Access: | Table of contents |
| Summary: | When Bell Irvin Wiley's composite portrait of the rank-and-file Confederate soldier was published in 1943, professional historians and general readers alike greeted it enthusiastically. Over a half century later, the book still offers one of the best available accounts of the ordinary citizens who made up the Confederate army. THE LIFE OF JOHNNY REB provides an intimate history of a soldier's daily lifethe songs he sang, the foods he ate, the hopes and fears he experienced, the reasons he fought. Wiley examined countless letters, diaries, newspaper accounts, and official records to construct this frequently poignant, sometimes humorous account of the life of Johnny Reb. In a new foreword for this updated edition, Civil War expert James I. Robertson, Jr., explores the exemplary career of Bell Irvin Wiley, who championed the common folk, whom he saw as ensnared in the great conflict of the 1860s. "This book deserves to be on the shelf of every Civil War modeler and enthusiast. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: Indianapolis : Bobbs-Merrill, 1943. With new introduction. |
| Physical Description: | 444 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-417) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780807133255 0807133256 |