{"product_id":"dear-sallie-the-letters-of-confederate-private-james-jewel-echols-light-artillery-oglethorpe-county-georgia-9780971195011","title":"Dear Sallie ...: The Letters of Confederate Private James Jewel, Echols Light Artillery, Oglethorpe County, Georgia","description":"James Jewel enlisted in the Confederate Army in 1862 with numerous friends from Oglethorpe and Greene counties, east of Athens, Georgia. He briefly served in the Atlanta area before spending most of the war guarding the \"backdoor of the Confederacy.\" There he and his fellow soldiers protected the valuable salt works along the Florida Gulf Coast and defended the local rivers from Union gunboats. His 114 letters present a new and unreported perspective on war life in the Tallahassee and Quincy, Florida areas. Most of these letters are written to his sister, Sallie, and they provide a glimpse into war deprivations suffered by enlisted Confederate soldiers and their families in Georgia. Jewel never returned home and is unofficially listed as missing in action during the Battle of Averasboro  North Carolina] in March 1865. The editor has filled this book with a large amount of Georgia and Florida genealogical information. Softcover 6 x 9, 360 pages, 6 maps, photos, 3 appendices that includes unit roster, biblio \u0026amp; index.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Jewel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Angle Valley Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 338\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780971195011","brand":"Angle Valley Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40275915243635,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_0b5d0d91-bd36-4afa-8905-c3146a4f8320.jpg?v=1657895935","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/dear-sallie-the-letters-of-confederate-private-james-jewel-echols-light-artillery-oglethorpe-county-georgia-9780971195011","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}