The lost papers of Confederate General John Bell Hood / edited and annotated by Stephen M. Hood
- Author
- Hood, John Bell, 1831-1879
- Published
- El Dorado Hills, California : Savas Beatie, [2015]
- Copyright Date
- ©2015
- Edition
- First edition.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource
- Additional Creators
- Hood, Stephen M.
Access Online
- Contents
- ""Front Matter Hood i-xxi""; ""Prologue xxii-xxvi""; ""Chapter 1 Hood Papers new mat.""; ""Chapter 2 Darby 19-38""; ""Chapter 3 Hoods Promotions 39-52""; ""Chapter 4 Atlanta 53-80""; ""Chapter 5 Cassville 81-99""; ""Chapter 6 Strategy 100-109""; ""Chapter 7 Spring Hill 110-125""; ""Chapter 8 AOT Strength 126-138""; ""Chapter 9 Wigfall 139-146""; ""Chapter 10 JBH to Anna 147-181""; ""Chapter 11 Misc 182-228""; ""Chapter 12 Credibility 229-239""; ""Chapter 13 Orphans 240-259""; ""Appendix Hood Papers 260-269""; ""Bibliography 270-274""; ""Hood Papers Index 275-286""
- Summary
- Scholars hail the find as ""the most important discovery in Civil War scholarship in the last half century."" The invaluable cache of Confederate General John Bell Hood's personal papers includes wartime and postwar letters from comrades, subordinates, former enemies and friends, exhaustive medical reports relating to Hood's two major wounds, and dozens of touching letters exchanged between Hood and his wife, Anna. This treasure trove of information is being made available for the first time for both professional and amateur Civil War historians in Stephen ""Sam"" Hood's The Lost Papers of Con.
- Subject(s)
- Hood, John Bell, 1831-1879—Correspondence
- Hood, John Bell, 1831-1879
- 1861-1865
- Generals—Confederate States of America—Correspondence
- Généraux—États confédérés d'Amérique—Correspondance
- HISTORY—Military—Other
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING—Military Science
- Generals
- Military campaigns
- United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Personal narratives, Confederate
- United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Campaigns
- États-Unis—Histoire—1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession)—Récits personnels des confédérés
- États-Unis—Histoire—1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession)—Campagnes et batailles
- United States
- United States—Confederate States of America
- American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)
- Genre(s)
- ISBN
- 9781611211832 (electronic bk.)
1611211832 (electronic bk.)
9781611211825 - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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