Campaigning with "Old Stonewall" : Confederate Captain Ujanirtus Allen's letters to his wife
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Allen, Ujanirtus, 1839-1862.
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Allen, Randall A.
Bohannon, Keith S.
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E559.5 21st .A57 1998
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Allen, Ujanirtus, -- 1839-1862 -- Correspondence.
Confederate States of America. -- Army. -- Georgia Infantry Regiment, 21st.
Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
Personal correspondence.
Soldiers -- Georgia -- Correspondence.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Allen, Ujanirtus, -- 1839-1862
Confederate States of America. -- Army. -- Georgia Infantry Regiment, 21st.
Georgia. -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39QbtfRqxTprd8K9cKJmxr4Wc
History.
Personal correspondence.
Personal narratives -- Confederate.
Personal narratives.
Soldiers.
United States. -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
Other Subjects
Amerikaanse burgeroorlog.
Correspondance privée.
Géorgie (État) -- Histoire -- 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) -- Récits personnels.
Krijgshandelingen.
letters (correspondence)
personal correspondence.
États-Unis -- Histoire -- 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) -- Récits personnels des confédérés.

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xi, 282 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-271) and index.
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Orphaned at age three, Ujanirtus Allen grew up in foster homes and boarding schools. In the spring of 1861, when he turned twenty-one, "Ugie" inherited a substantial estate in Troup County, Georgia, replete with slaves, livestock, and machinery. Unfortunately for Allen, the outbreak of war made it impossible to build the stable life and permanent home he so desperately wanted for himself, his wife, Susan, and their infant son.
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In April 1861, Allen, fueled by pride and patriotism, joined the Ben Hill Infantry, which eventually became Company F, 21st Georgia Volunteer Infantry. He wrote his wife twice weekly, penning at least 138 letters before he received a mortal wound at Chancellorsville on May 2, 1863. Allen's ability to convey his observations and feelings on a variety of topics combined with vivid descriptions of his environment set Campaigning with "Old Stonewall" apart from other collections of Civil War letters. Editors Randall Allen and Keith S. Bohannon weave Allen's letters with valuable commentary and annotations and include a useful index that identifies every person Allen discusses.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Allen, U., Allen, R. A., & Bohannon, K. S. (1998). Campaigning with "Old Stonewall": Confederate Captain Ujanirtus Allen's letters to his wife . Louisiana State University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Allen, Ujanirtus, 1839-1862, Randall A. Allen and Keith S. Bohannon. 1998. Campaigning With "Old Stonewall": Confederate Captain Ujanirtus Allen's Letters to His Wife. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Allen, Ujanirtus, 1839-1862, Randall A. Allen and Keith S. Bohannon. Campaigning With "Old Stonewall": Confederate Captain Ujanirtus Allen's Letters to His Wife Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1998.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Allen, U., Allen, R. A. and Bohannon, K. S. (1998). Campaigning with "old stonewall": confederate captain ujanirtus allen's letters to his wife. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Allen, Ujanirtus, Randall A Allen, and Keith S Bohannon. Campaigning With "Old Stonewall": Confederate Captain Ujanirtus Allen's Letters to His Wife Louisiana State University Press, 1998.

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