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The Diary of Thomas Vernon. A Loyalist, Banished from Newport by the Rhode Island General Assembly in 1776

By: Harrison Ellery,Thomas Vernon,Sidney Smith Rider,George Sears Greene

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The Diary of Thomas Vernon. A Loyalist, Banished from Newport by the Rhode Island General Assembly in 1776

By: Harrison Ellery,Thomas Vernon,Sidney Smith Rider,George Sears Greene

Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.

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3385440947

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9783385440944

Confederate Rage, Yankee Wrath

No Quarter in the Civil War

By: George S Burkhardt

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Confederate Rage, Yankee Wrath

No Quarter in the Civil War

By: George S Burkhardt

This provocative study proves the existence of a de facto Confederate policy of giving no quarter to captured black combatants during the Civil War—killing them instead of treating them as prisoners of war. Rather than looking at the massacres as a series of discrete and random events, this work examines each as part of a ruthless but standard practice. Author George S. Burkhardt details a fascinating case that the Confederates followed a consistent pattern of murder against the black soldiers who served in Northern armies after Lincoln’s 1863 Emancipation Proclamation. He shows subsequent retaliation by black soldiers and further escalation by the Confederates, including the execution of some captured white Federal soldiers, those proscribed as cavalry raiders, foragers, or house-burners, and even some captured in traditional battles. Further disproving the notion of Confederates as victims who were merely trying to defend their homes, Burkhardt explores the motivations behind the soldiers’ actions and shows the Confederates’ rage at the sight of former slaves—still considered property, not men—fighting them as equals on the battlefield. Burkhardt’s narrative approach recovers important dimensions of the war that until now have not been fully explored by historians, effectively describing the systemic pattern that pushed the conflict toward a black flag, take-no-prisoners struggle.

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SIU Press

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0809389541

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9780809389544

Fredericksburg! Fredericksburg!

By: George C. Rable

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Fredericksburg! Fredericksburg!

By: George C. Rable

During the battle of Gettysburg, as Union troops along Cemetery Ridge rebuffed Pickett's Charge, they were heard to shout, "Give them Fredericksburg!" Their cries reverberated from a clash that, although fought some six months earlier, clearly loomed large in the minds of Civil War soldiers. Fought on December 13, 1862, the battle of Fredericksburg ended in a stunning defeat for the Union. Confederate general Robert E. Lee suffered roughly 5,000 casualties but inflicted more than twice that many losses--nearly 13,000--on his opponent, General Ambrose Burnside. As news of the Union loss traveled north, it spread a wave of public despair that extended all the way to President Lincoln. In the beleaguered Confederacy, the southern victory bolstered flagging hopes, as Lee and his men began to take on an aura of invincibility. George Rable offers a gripping account of the battle of Fredericksburg and places the campaign within its broader political, social, and military context. Blending battlefield and home front history, he not only addresses questions of strategy and tactics but also explores material conditions in camp, the rhythms and disruptions of military life, and the enduring effects of the carnage on survivors--both civilian and military--on both sides.

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Univ of North Carolina Press

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0807867934

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9780807867938

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The Diary of Thomas Vernon. A Loyalist, Banished from Newport by the Rhode Island General Assembly in 1776

The Diary of Thomas Vernon. A Loyalist, Banished from Newport by the Rhode Island General Assembly in 1776

Confederate Rage, Yankee Wrath

Confederate Rage, Yankee Wrath

Fredericksburg! Fredericksburg!

Fredericksburg! Fredericksburg!

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