| This War So Horrible: The Civil War Diary of Hiram Smith Williams, 40th Alabama Confederate Pioneer First Edition, Edition Contributor(s): Williams, Hiram Smith (Author), Wynne, Lewis N. (Editor), Taylor, Robert A. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0817353747 ISBN-13: 9780817353742 Publisher: University Alabama Press OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2006 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - Biography & Autobiography | Military |
| Dewey: 973.737 |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 5.54" W x 8.58" (0.59 lbs) 200 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War - Geographic Orientation - Alabama - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Cultural Region - South |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A different sort of Civil War diary. " M]ost intriguing . . . for it is the diary of a Confederate who spent most of his military service as a noncombatant . . . a soldier who was also an outspoken opponent of military life and war in general and of the Civil War in particular. Hiram Smith Williams was a native Northerner who moved to the South shortly before the war but enlisted as a private in the 40th Alabama Infantry. . . . This truly unique diary, which is enlivened by Williams's keen eye for detail, a certain literary flair, and his frank assessment of the Confederate army and cause, also includes extensive notes and a perceptive introduction." --Civil War History |