The hour of our nation's agony : the Civil War letters of Lt. William Cowper Nelson of Mississippi /
Nelson, William Cowper,1841-1904.
Ford, Jennifer W.
Knoxville, Tenn. : University of Tennessee Press,
c2007.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-328) and index.
"A southern institution" : William C. Nelson and the University of Mississippi -- Service with the 9th Mississippi Regiment, March 28-December 24, 1861 -- "In more active service" : the 17th Mississippi -- "A long apprenticeship-- a little ease" : promotion to ordinance officer, Posey's Brigade -- Crisis and culmination : the death of Carnot Posey and the bloody battles of 1864 and 1865 -- Epilogue : Appomattox, murder, and reconciliation : William C. Nelson's life after the war -- Appendix : notes on Mississippi soldiers and politicians mentioned in the letters.
Nelson, William Cowper, 1841-1904
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 17th.
Confederate States of America. Army of Northern Virginia. 3rd Corps.
Confederate States of America. Army of Northern Virginia
Soldiers