McArthur, Judith N.

A gentleman and an officer a military and social history of James B. Griffin's civil war / [electronic resource] : Judith N. McArthur, Orville Vernon Burton. - New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1996. - 1 online resource (xviii, 362 p.) : ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book is a collection of letters from James B. Griffin, a wealthy planter from Edgfield, South Carolina. With a strong introduction from the editors, this book recounts an officer's Civil War and provides a social and military history.

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Griffin, James B., 1825- --Correspondence.


Confederate States of America. Army --Officers--Correspondence.


Soldiers--South Carolina--Edgefield--Correspondence.


United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate.
United States--History--Cavalry operations.--Civil War, 1861-1865
Confederate States of America--Social conditions.

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