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This War So Horrible : The Civil War Diary of Hiram Smith Williams, 40th Alabama Confederate Pioneer

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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

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0817353747 / 9780817353742
Paperback / softback
973.782
30/09/2006
United States
200 pages, 15 illustrations
280 grams