The Hour of Our Nation's Agony: The Civil War Letters of Lt. William Cowper Nelson of Mississippi (Voices of the Civil War)
By Unknown Author.
Description
The Hour of Our Nation's Agony offers a revealing look into the life of a Confederate soldier as he is transformed by the war. Through these literate, perceptive, and illuminating letters, readers can trace Lt. William Cowper Nelson’s evolution from an idealistic young soldier to a battle-hardened veteran.Nelson joined the army at the age of nineteen, leaving behind a close-knit family in Holly Springs, Mississippi. He served for much of the war in the Third Corps of Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. By the end of the conflict, Nelson had survived...
ISBN(s)
157233567X, 9781572335677
