Joe Brown's pets
Subtitle: the Georgia Militia, 1861-1865
By: William R. Scaife And William Harris Bragg.
Contributors: Bragg, William Harris.
Publisher: Mercer University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Macon, Ga
Language: eng
Number of pages: 385
Subjects: Brown, Joseph E. 1821-1894.; Georgia. Militia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.; Governors -- Georgia -- Biography.; Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Manpower.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories.; Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.; Georgia -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865.; Confederate States of America -- Politics and government.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "Civil War historians William R. Scaife and William Harris Bragg have not only written the first history of the Georgia Militia during the Civil War: they have produced the definitive account, taking into consideration the military, social, and political ramifications of the organization. Relying on an impressive array of original sources - many of them drawn from previously untapped materials in the Georgia Archives - the authors have told the story of "Joe Brown's Pets" with satisfying detail. Illustrated by an abundance of period photographs and engravings, as well as maps and plans, their account finally provides a much-needed history of one of the Civil War's most colorful and intriguing bodies of troops."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [329]-351) and index.
Table of contents: title: The war governor and his Militia; title: The Georgia Militia during the Atlanta Campaign; title: Contesting Sherman's March : the Militia at Griswoldville; title: Defending the Charleston & Savannah Railroad : the Militia at Honey Hill; title: The Militia at the Siege of Savannah and the surrender of Macon; title: Troops of war : an overview of Georgia's state forces, 1861-1865; title: The "Melish" : a selection of historical and literary descriptions, satirical and otherwise, of the Georgia Militia, 1807-1864; title: "Goober peas"; title: Roster of the First Division, Georgia Militia, with casualty lists for the battles of Griswoldville, Georgia, Honey Hill, and South Carolina.