The Stilwell letters
Subtitle: a Georgian in Longstreet's Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
By: edited by Ronald H. Moseley ; foreword by Herman Hattaway.
Contributors: Stilwell, Mollie.; Moseley, Ronald H., 1934-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Mercer University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Macon, GA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 309
Subjects: Stilwell, William Ross -- Correspondence.; Stilwell, Mollie -- Correspondence.; Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Infantry Regiment, 53rd.; Confederate States of America. Army of Northern Virginia -- Biography.; Soldiers -- Georgia -- Henry County -- Correspondence.; Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.; Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories.; Henry County (Ga.) -- Biography.
Genres: Correspondence.; Personal narratives.; Personal narratives, Confederate.; Biography.
Description: "William Ross Stilwell was wed to Mary Fletcher Speer (known as Molly) on 8 September 1859 in McDonough, Georgia, in Henry County. William was twenty and Molly was eighteen. Having moved to northwestern Louisiana and having their first child, they returned to Georgia in 1861 so Molly and their son Tommy could stay with the family while William joined Company F of the 53rd Regiment Georgia Volunteer Infantry in May 1862.".

"The 53rd Georgia, on reaching Virginia, was immediately assigned to the brigade commanded by Paul Jones Semmes, a wealthy Columbus banker. The brigade was later commanded by Goode Bryan and then by James Philip Simms. The 53rd Georgia was in the Corps of James Longstreet and fought at Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the Wilderness, and Cedar Creek.".

"Stilwell maneuvered for a special position and consecutively held positions of brigade headquarters guard, assistant to the brigade quartermaster, and finally brigade courier. Throughout the war, he maintained daily contact with company F. Collected here are 127 of his letters, most written to Molly. He wrote her about once a week for two and one-half years."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chiefly letters written by Private William Ross Stilwell to his wife Mollie during the Civil War.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Abbreviations and Short Titles; title: Foreword by Herman Hattaway; title: Preface; title: Background and Acknowledgments; title: Maps; title: 1-The Seven Days; title: 2-Antietam; title: 3-Fredericksburg; title: 4-Chancellorsville; title: 5-Gettysburg; title: 6-Chickamauga/Chattanooga; title: 7-East Tennessee; title: 8-The Wilderness; title: 9-Petersburg; title: 10-Cedar Creek; title: The Angel; title: Epilog-The Reverend William Stilwell; title: Index.