
A Fit Representation of Pandemonium
East Tennessee Confederate Soldiers in the Campaign for Vicksburg
William D. Taylor(Author)
Mercer University Press
Published on 1. June 2008
Book
Hardback
600 pages
978-0-88146-034-6 (ISBN)
Description
In many ways, this is very much a common soldier's story. What makes it uncommon, however, is the origin of the men fighting to defend Confederate interests at Vicksburg in 1862 and 1863. These East Tennesseans have never had a voice, since it was the victors from their section of the state who wrote the histories. Their service at Vicksburg was primarily as infantrymen, but some participated as cavalry scouts, others as artillerymen. These men experienced unrelenting bombardment and sharpshooter fire in the trenches around Fortress Vicksburg, or stood picket, or participated with valor in battles at Chickasaw Bayou, Baker's Creek, or desperate sorties in the dead of night between the lines. Using a number of letters home, reminiscences, records, and diaries kept during the long hours in the hot and filthy ?ditches?, a story emerges of sacrifice and adaptability, of boredom and submission to inevitability. They fought valiantly for Mississippians who often despised and belittled them.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Georgia
United States
Illustrations
index, bibliography
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 44 mm
Weight
984 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-88146-034-6 (9780881460346)
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WILLIAM D. TAYLOR was a native East Tennessean, whose ancestor served with the 59th Tennessee Infantry Regiment at Vicksburg. He was married to Darby O'Neil Taylor, and has two daughters: Ashley a graduate of the University of the South and Shelby a recent graduate of the University of Mississippi. He was in administration at Carson-Newman College. In May 2007, shortly before the publication of this book, Dr. Taylor was tragically killed in an automobile accident. His interest in East Tennessee Confederate history was longstanding and his research on this project spanned eight years. Its excellence is a tribute to his abilities and his memory.