A Confederate Chronicle: The Life of a Civil War Survivor (SHADES OF BLUE & GRAY)
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (954 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0826215998 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 296 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Pack of lies!" according to Morrie. I read this book based on the recommendation of a fellow researcher because it contained information about my second great grandfather. As I read it I could hardly believe my eyes. This is a book that accuses my second great grandfather, Elisha Paul Dismukes of not only rape but incest. None of these facts can be proven, they are purely based on speculation and rumor. Even writing the words makes me cringe. My second great gr
Pamela Chase Hain is an independent scholar living on Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina. She previously worked for seven years as an intelligence analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency.
About the Author Pamela Chase Hain is an independent scholar living on Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina. She previously worked for seven years as an intelligence analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency.
Wragg, who served in both the Confederate army and navy and endured incarceration as a prisoner of war. A nonconscripted soldier, he left home at eighteen to join the front lines in Virginia. In the fall of 1862, Wragg joined the Confederate Navy and trained on the ironclad CSS Georgia before transferring to the CSS Atlanta. Hain uses the notebook that he kept during his training in ordnance and gunnery to provide a rare glimpse into the naval and artillery practices at the time. Sadly, Wragg’s life was cut short after he became a successful doctor in Quincy, Florida. The correspondence between Wragg and his fiancée, Josie, after the war illustrates not only the mores of nineteenth-century courtship but also the difficulty of adjustment that many Confederate war veterans faced. Cover-up and intrigue by influential citizens prevented Wragg’s wife