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Getting Used to Being Shot at: The Spence Family Civil War Letters Paperback - 2010

Name: Getting Used to Being Shot at: The Spence Family Civil War Letters
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Author: Christ, Mark K.
ISBN: 9781557289391

by Mark K. Christ

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From the jacket flap

This collection of letters bears witness to the Civil War of the common soldiers and junior officers of the Army of Tennessee. Brothers Alex and Tom Spence described to their family in detail not only the many battles in which they served, but the hardship of campaigning (they marched literally thousands of miles), the pride of serving in battle-proven units, and the pain of losing comrades to bullets and disease. The Spences were a wealthy family who owned land, slaves, and the main hotel in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. With their successful careers and extensive property, they were among Clark County's most prominent families when the shadow of secession fell across Arkansas. Four years later, Arkansas would be ravaged by war, and Tom and Alex Spence would lie in soldiers' graves, far from home. Mark Christ has assembled their powerful letters from a collection in the Old State House Museum, weaving in other letters from their extended family and friends, brief but thorough introductions to each chapter, and evocative photographs. The story moves chronologically from the outset of war to the final letter from Alex's grieving fiancee."

Details

Title Getting Used to Being Shot at: The Spence Family Civil War Letters
Author Mark K. Christ
Binding Paperback
Pages 248
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher University of Arkansas Press
Date 2010-04
Illustrated Yes
Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
ISBN 9781557289391 / 1557289395
Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
Dimensions 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6 in (22.61 x 14.99 x 1.52 cm)
Themes
- Chronological Period: 1851-1899
- Cultural Region: South
- Topical: Civil War
Dewey Decimal Code 973.782

About the author

Mark Christ is community outreach director for the Arkansas Preservation Program and lives in Little Rock, Arkansas. He is the author or editor of a number of books, including Rugged and Sublime: The Civil War in Arkansas (University of Arkansas Press) and The Die Is Cast: Arkansas Goes to War, 1861.