{"product_id":"a-gunner-in-lees-army-the-civil-war-letters-of-thomas-henry-carter-9781469618746","title":"A Gunner in Lee's Army: The Civil War Letters of Thomas Henry Carter","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn May 1861, Virginian Thomas Henry Carter (1831-1908) raised an artillery battery and joined the Confederate army. Over the next four years, he rose steadily in rank from captain to colonel, placing him among the senior artillerists in Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. During the war, Carter wrote more than 100 revealing letters to his wife, Susan, about his service. His interactions with prominent officers -- including Lee, Jubal A. Early, John B. Gordon, Robert E. Rodes, and others -- come to life in Carter's astute comments about their conduct and personalities. Combining insightful observations on military operations, particularly of the Battles of Antietam and Spotsylvania Court House and the 1864 Shenandoah Valley Campaign, with revealing notes on the home front and the debate over the impressment and arming of slaves, Carter's letters are particularly interesting because his writing is not overly burdened by the rhetoric of the southern ruling class.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere, Graham Dozier offers the definitive edition of Carter's letters, meticulously transcribed and carefully annotated. This impressive collection provides a wealth of Carter's unvarnished opinions of the people and events that shaped his wartime experience, shedding new light on Lee's army and Confederate life in Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Graham T. Dozier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/25\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.54h x 6.20w x 0.87d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781469618746\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDozier, Graham T.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Graham T. Dozier is managing editor of publications at the Virginia Historical Society.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarmichael, Peter S.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter S. Carmichael is Robert C. Fluhrer Professor of Civil War Studies at Gettysburg College and Director of the Civil War Institute. His books include \u003ci\u003eLee's Young Artillerist: William R. J. Pegram\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAudacity Personified: The Generalship of Robert E. Lee\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of North Carolina Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45115608563827,"sku":"9781469618746","price":71.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_889f4896-ec4e-4022-aaa0-c3ebfb1ffb7d.jpg?v=1781787220","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/a-gunner-in-lees-army-the-civil-war-letters-of-thomas-henry-carter-9781469618746","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}