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One of Lee's Best Men
William W. Hassler
其他書名
The Civil War Letters of General William Dorsey Pender
出版UNC Press Books, 2012-01-01
主題Biography & Autobiography / Military
ISBN08078697599780807869758
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=qa2Rpbw57CwC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋On the day that Lincoln was inaugurated in 1861, twenty-seven-year-old William Dorsey Pender, en route to the provisional Confederate capital in Montgomery, Alabama, hurriedly scribbled a note to his wife, Fanny. So began a prolific correspondence between a rising Confederate officer and his cherished wife that would last until Pender was mortally wounded at Gettysburg.

First published by UNC Press in 1965, Pender's letters are filled with personal details, colorful descriptions, and candid opinions of such important figures as Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, J. E. B. Stuart, and A. P. Hill. His comments on his military activities and aspirations and the challenges of command, combined with his husbandly advice and affection, sketch an intimate and unvarnished portrait of the man who was perhaps the most distinguished North Carolina commander.