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Dear Sallie: The Letters of Confederate Private James Jewel, Echols Light Artillery, Oglethorpe County, Georgia

by Gary L. Doster              copyright 2011
foreword by Dr. William Warren Rogers

6 x 9 softcover, 360 pages, 6 maps, 4 photos, appendices, bibliography, index.

FIRST LETTERS EVER PUBLISHED FROM THIS BATTERY

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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.

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The Confederate Alamo: Bloodbath at Petersburg's Fort Gregg on April 2, 1865

By John J. Fox, III        copyright 2010   

First-ever book study on this battle

2011 IPPY Award Winner - Atlantic Best Regional Non-Fiction Book Category, Independent Publisher Book Awards                                                                  

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6 x 9 hardback, 352 pages, 7 maps, 74 photos, 8 appendices, biblio & index

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The Confederate Alamo is the first book-length study ever written about the chaotic and bloody Battle of Fort Gregg. By April 2, 1865, General Ulysses S. Grant’s men had tightened their noose around the vital town of Petersburg, Virginia. Trapped on three sides with a river at their back, the soldiers from General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia had never faced such dire circumstances.

To give Lee time to craft an escape, a small motley group of threadbare Southerners made a suicidal last stand at a place called Fort Gregg. Famous Civil War historian Douglas Southall Freeman described this fight as “one of the most dramatic incidents of an overwhelming day.” The venerable Union commander, Major General John Gibbon, observed, “[t]he struggle was one of the most desperate ever witnessed.”

Wiregrass to Appomattox: The Untold Story of the 50th Georgia Infantry Regiment, CSA.

by  James W. Parrish                 copyright  2009
The ONLY Comprehensive history of 50th Georgia ever written!

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6 x 9 hardback, 420 pages, 28 maps, 100+ photos, soldiers' roster, end notes, bibliography and index.

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Wiregrass to Appomattox follows a regiment of Georgia Confederates as they travel from the Wiregrass region to the seat of war in Virginia. The author, a great-great grandson of two of the regiment's soldiers, discovered numerous unpublished letters, diaries, and photos as he assembled this never-before-told-story. Come follow these men as they fought in James Longstreet's First Corps at bloody places like South Mountain, Sharpsburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Cedar Creek, and Sailor's Creek. Hear their voices as they struggle for survival even while they worry about their wounded friends and their own families back home.

Southerners at Rest: Confederate Dead at Hollywood Cemetery

by Chris Ferguson                  copyright  2008 
The ONLY Accurate & Comprehensive roster of Hollywood Cemetery Confederates in print!

8.5  x  11 Hardback,  336 pages, 103 photos [many never published before]

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Finally after 138-years, a historian has taken the time to update the list of Confederate dead buried in one of the most beautiful and sacred places – Richmond’s Hollywood Cemetery. The Southern soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice for their young country and were buried at Hollywood, usually with little pomp or ceremony, have been waiting for proper recognition for a long time. Now, thanks to Hollywood Cemetery expert and historian Chris Ferguson the cry of these brave soldiers from across the ages has finally been answered. This is the first comprehensive and accurate roster of Confederate dead buried in the South’s most famous cemetery. Nearly 14,000 soldiers listed by name, rank, unit, birth & death dates, burial plot, and brief personal comments. Nothing like this exists anywhere!

Foreword by Robert  E. L. Krick,  Richmond National Park Service historian

Red Clay to Richmond: Trail of the 35th Georgia Infantry Regiment, CSA [hardcover]

 by John J. Fox, III           copyright  2004
The ONLY Comprehensive History of 35th Georgia Ever Written!

6 X 9  hardback, 496 pages,  22 maps, 73 photos, complete soldiers' roster,  endnotes, biblio, indexed

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 *2006 Georgia Historical Records Advisory Board winner*

*2005 James Robertson Literary Prize for Confederate History*

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The author uses numerous previously unpublished diaries and letters to reveal the daily struggles of a regiment of Georgia infantryman. The book is unique because it not only visits the horrors of the battlefield, but it also focuses on the daily life and voice of the average Southern soldier. It reveals the true American spirit in the midst of deprivation and hardship, not only along the battle lines but also for the family members left behind. These troops fought at many bloody places under the command of famous men like Stonewall Jackson, A.P. Hill and Robert E. Lee.  

Red Clay to Richmond: Trail of the 35th Georgia Infantry Regiment, CSA [softcover]

by John J. Fox, III             copyright  2004,  2nd printing  2006

6 X 9  softcover, 496 pages,  22 maps, 73 photos, complete soldiers' roster,  endnotes, biblio, indexed

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*2006 Georgia Historical Records Advisory Board winner*

 *2005 James Robertson Literary Prize for Confederate History*

Second printing of this award-winning book. The author uses numerous previously unpublished diaries and letters to reveal the daily struggles of a regiment of Georgia infantryman. The book is unique because it not only visits the horrors of the battlefield, but it also focuses on the daily life and voice of the average Southern soldier. It reveals the true American spirit in the midst of deprivation and hardship, not only along the battle lines but also for the family members left behind. These troops fought at many bloody places under the command of famous men like Stonewall Jackson, A.P. Hill and Robert E. Lee. 

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Hollywood Cemetery, Her Forgotten Soldiers: Confederate Field Officers at Rest.

 By Chris Ferguson (2001 - Softcover)

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148 page softcover, illustrations, footnotes, bibliography.

Join Hollywood Cemetery expert Chris Ferguson as he explores one of Richmond, Virginia’s most sacred places. Thousands of Confederate soldiers are buried in Hollywood and this book explores the background and the gravesites of the many majors to colonels buried there. Many rare officer photos. This is a good companion to Ferguson's newest book Southerners at Rest: Confederate Dead at Hollywood Cemetery. [See above]

General Robert E. Lee bookmark

Laminated 6" x 2" bookmark of the commander for the Army of Northern Virginia. Reverse has pertinent quotes by Lee, Wade Hampton & Douglas Southall Freeman.

Lt. General Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson

Laminated 6" x 2" bookmark of ANV Second Corps commander. Reverse has 3 famous Jackson quotes and one of his favorite Bible verses.

Colonel John Singleton Mosby

Laminated 6" x 2" bookmark of the Gray Ghost of the Confederacy who commanded the 43rd Virginia Cavalry known as Mosby's Rangers. Reverse has Mosby's pertinent military info.

Major John Pelham

Laminated 6" x 2" bookmark of officer who commanded Jeb Stuart's Horse Artillery. Reverse has info about Pelham's famous stand at the Battle of Fredericksburg.

Varina Davis bookmark

Laminated 6" x 2" bookmark of CSA First Lady. Back of mark has her children's info.

Gadsden Flag

Laminated 6" x 2" bookmark of the banner first used by Brigadier General Christopher Gadsden and his 1st S.C. Regiment during the Revolutionary War or First War for Independence. Reverse e