Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 8 (VIII) by Various - 1990

Broadfoot Publishing Company, 1990. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. The Southern Historical Society was an organization founded by Confederate Major General Dabney Herndon Maury in 1869 that documented Southern military and civilian viewpoints from the American Civil War. These were compiled into the Southern Historical Society "Papers", comprising 52 volumes of articles written by Southern soldiers, officers, politicians, and civilians, published from 1877 to 1959. This volume is a reprint from Broadfoot Publishing Company. Hardcover with debossed boards and gilt decoration to spine and front. May have light shelf wear, a nick here or there, bumped corners, and/or foxing at most. Text is free of markings, highlighting, and dog-ears. <br><br>January to December, 1880. "All Quiet Along the Potomac To-Night." Proof that it was written by Thaddeus Oliver; A Reminiscence of Sharpsburg, by Rev. J. S. Johnston; Battle of Pleasant Hill: An Error Corrected, by General H. P. Bee; Burning of Columbia--Report of Committee of Citizens; Battery Gregg, by General N. H. Harris; Cleburne at Missionary Ridge and Ringgold Gap, by Major Irving A. Buck; Diary of Colonel Tracy of Operations Before Charleston; Explosive or Poisoned Musket or Rifle Balls: A Slander Refuted, by Rev. Horace Edwin Haydin; Gettysburg; General Davis' Report of the Operations of Heth's Division; Report of Pender's Division, by Major Joseph A. Englehard; Some of the Secret History of Gettysburg, by Colonel Ed. A. Palfrey; History of Lane's North Carolina Brigade, by Brigadier-General James H. Lane; General Hardee and the Military Operations Around Atlanta, by Colonel T. B. Roy; General Forrest's Operations Against Smith and Grierson; "General Lee to the Rear." By J. William Jones; "General Lee to the Rear." By Professor W. W. Smith; The Incident with Harris' Brigade; Lee and Gordon at Appomattox, by a Private Soldier; Operations in December, 1863. General Forrest's Report; Operations Against W. Sooy Smith in February, 1864. Report of General Forrest; Operations of Cavalry Division from 5th to 13th of October, 1863, by General J. R. Chalmers; Official Report of Seven Pines, by General J. E. Johnston; Operations of General J. E. B. Stuart Before Chancellorsville, by Adjutant R. T. Hubbard; Operations About Lookout Mountain; Lieutenant Charlie Pierce's Attempt to Escape from Johnson's Island; Prison Life at Fort McHenry, by Rev. T. D. Witherspoon, D. D.; Report of Battle of Hatcher's Run, by General John B. Gordon; Reminiscences of Jackson's Infantry, by Colonel John M. Patton; Relative Numbers and Losses at Cedar Run, by Colonel William Allan; Richard Kirkland, the Humane Hero of Fredericksburg, by General Kershaw; Relative Strength at Second Manassas, by Colonel William Allan; Review of Mr. Curtis on McClellan at Sharpsburg, by General D. H. Maury,Recollections of General Beauregard's Service in West Tennessee in the Spring of 1862, by General Thomas Jordan, Reminiscences of Powhatan Troop of Cavalry in 1861, by Colonel J. F. Lay; Report of Operations in the Campaign of 1864-'65, by General Bratton; Reunion of Virginia Division, Army Northern Virginia Association, and Address of Major McClellan on General J. E. B. Stuart; The Origin of the Confederate Battle Flag; The Battle of Williamsburg, by Colonel R. L. Maury; The Defence (sic) of Vicksburg in 1862 and Battle of Baton Rouge, by Major John B. Pirtle; Telegrams from General Lee's Head-Quarters in September, 1864; The Battle of the Cane Brake, by General Ruggles; Tribute to the Army of Tennessee, by Rev. Dr. T. R. Markham; Worsley's Lines to General Lee, and Two of His Letters to Professor Worsley; Treatment of Prisoners--Notice by the Editor of Professor Richardson on Andersonville; Visit of a Confederate Cavalryman to the Head-Quarters of a Federal General; Mrs. Henrietta E. Lee to General Hunter on the Burning of her House. 576+ pp. Heavy books or multi-volume sets will require additional postage. Send me a message before purchase if you want a quote; otherwise, I will contact you after purchase with the final shipping price. Ships from USA.