Voices of the American Revolution in the Carolinas
By: edited by Ed Southern.
Contributors: Southern, Ed, 1972-
Series: Real voices, real history series
Publisher: John F. Blair, Publisher
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Winston-Salem, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9780895873583
Subjects: United States. -- Continental Army -- Biography; Great Britain. -- Army -- Biography; North Carolina -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Personal narratives; South Carolina -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Personal narratives; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Personal narratives
Genres: Personal narratives.
Description: Through the eyewitness accounts of those who faught the battles and skirmishes of the Revolutionary War in the Carolinas, this book provides the reader with firsthand looks at how it felt. The entries in this volume are taken from first-person narratives by those on the scene, from officers such as Henry Lee and Banastre Tarleton to teenaged scouts such as Thomas Young and James Collins. Some accounts were written immediately after the action, others were written by boy soldiers who had become old men.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.