U.S. Civil War - Confederate Soldiers - Military Biography, Confederate States of America - Regimental Histories, Confederate States of America - General & Miscellaneous, Armed Forces - United States - Regimental Histories - General & Miscellaneous, Confe
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Thomas Burr Fisher was one of five brothers who served, between them, in the Fourth and Eleventh Tennessee Cavalry Regiments, Confederate States Army, with remarkable devotion. Using Fisher’s two memoirs (one untitled, written in 1915, and Life on the Common Level, written in 1921), his correspondence, records, and other material, along with the wartime diary of his brother William Fisher and extensive original research, the history of the Western Cavalry is recounted here.Editorials
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Chronicles the Civil War service of the Fisher brothers in the Fourth and Eleventh Cavalry Regiments of the Confederate States Army, drawing on memoirs written in 1915 and 1921, correspondence, wartime diaries, and public records. Analyzes company casualties and attrition, discusses the larger military forces and strategic considerations on both sides of the conflict, and examines the brothers' place in American society and economy as members of a slaveholding family. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
February 28, 1996
Publisher
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c1995.
Pages
320
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780786400836