Fighting for the Confederacy: The Personal Recollections of General Edward Porter AlexanderGary W. Gallagher Originally published by UNC Press in 1989, Fighting for the Confederacy is one of the richest personal accounts in all of the vast literature on the Civil War. Alexander was involved in nearly all of the great battles of the East, from First Manassas through Appomattox, and his duties brought him into frequent contact with most of the high command of the Army of Northern Virginia, including Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and James Longstreet. No other Civil War veteran of his stature matched Alexander’s ability to discuss operations in penetrating detail — this is especially true of his description of Gettysburg. His narrative is also remarkable for its utterly candid appraisals of leaders on both sides. |
Contents
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Chapter 2 First Manassas or Bull Run | 37 |
Chapter 3 Fall Winter after Bull Run | 60 |
Chapter 4 Seven Days | 94 |
Chapter 5 Second Manassas Campaign | 121 |
Chapter 6 Sharpsburg Campaign | 138 |
Chapter 7 The Fall of 1862 | 155 |
Chapter 8 The Battle of Fredericksburg | 166 |
Chapter 14 Spring of 1864 | 334 |
Chapter 15 Wilderness Spottsylvania | 345 |
Chapter 16 North Anna Drurys Bluff | 387 |
Chapter 17 Totopotomoy Cold Harbor | 395 |
Chapter 18 Passage of James River | 415 |
Chapter 19 Siege of Petersburg | 435 |
Chapter 20 Fall of 1864 | 468 |
Chapter 21 Fall Winter of 1864 65 | 486 |
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