“The Troops Are All in Very High by Bruce S. Allardice and Wayne L. Wolf Civil War soldiers’ letters are still being discovered, 150 years after the conflict ended. Letters from Florida soldiers are especially rare, given the state’s small population and relatively frontier status. Lately, one such letter
one of the state’s leading families. George Washington Wright (1839–1918) was the son of Pennsylvania-born Benjamin Drake Wright (1799–1874), judge and onetime mayor of Pensacola, Florida, and his wife Josefa de la Rua. The younger Wright was managing a lumber mill near Pensacola when the war broke out. He enlisted in the 1st Florida Cavalry in 1861, was taken prisoner in 1862, and after exchange, re-entered service in the 6th Alabama Cavalry of Clanton’s Brigade. He was promoted to lieutenant and later to captain. He survived the
100 Significant Civil War Photographs: Charleston in the War features newly restored images of
THE WAR scenes in the famed city, taken 1860–1865. The cameramen include the better-known, such
as GeorgeCharleston l War Photographs: N. Barnard in and George the War S. Cook, features newly as famed enes in the somecity, lesser-known taken 1860–1865.ones: Samuel Coole Charles Quinby, the partners Haas & Peale, de the better-known, such as George N. Barnard and Osborn & Durbec. ell as some lesser-known ones: Samuel Cooley, Charles Haas & Peale, Text Osborn & Durbec.Davis and Jack Melton by Stephen and Jack accompanies eacheachfeatured Melton accompanies photo featured photograp ed scenesdescribing the surrounding and the history pictured scenes andselect them. The the ety of settings: that portion surrounding them.ofThe Charleston selected known as T images
istrict” variety (the areaof of settings: the city destroyed by the Great that portion F of Char the Charleston known Arsenal, as TheandBattery, the manythechurches “Burntthat al Distr ll theirs “the Holy City.” Special sections of this book a area of the city destroyed by the Great Fire of Blakely guns imported from England by the Confederates December 1861), the Charleston Arsenal, and ard’s views. the many churches that allow Charlestonians to War Charleston goes back call theirs “the The Defense to Holy City.” of Charleston Special Har section n, Confederate major of engineers, and to Reminiscences of book are devoted to the huge Blakely guns
ltrie in 1860-’61 (1876) by Capt. Abner Doubleday, Federal ince then imported from England Charlestonians by the Confederates have contributed to the his
Robert N.close-ups Rosen andof Barnard’s Richard views.III. The histor W. Hatcher Significant Photographs draws on these and other works. its reliance upon the writings of actual participants, suc (1842–1914) and Emma Edwards Holmes (1838–1910). The history of Civil War CivilCharleston goes ba this literature, 100 Significant War ton in theThe WarDefense of Charleston offers rewards Harbor (1890) by for all readers, e to the Johnson, Confederate major of engineers, and t serious student. Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie in 1860-’61 (1876) by Capt. Abner Doubleday, Federal second-in-command. Since then Charlestonians have contributed to the history
of their city, notably Robert N. Rosen and Richard W. Hatcher III. The historical text surrounding 100 Significant Photographs draws on these and other works. A unique feature is its reliance upon the writings of actual participants such as Augustine T. Smythe (1842–1914) and Emma Edwards Holmes (1838–1910). As a contribution to this literature, 100 Significant Civil War Photographs: Charleston in the War offers rewards for all readers, from the casual novice to the serious student. 160 pages, Over 100 Photos, Maps, Index, Bibliography, Softcover. ISBN: 978-1-61850-167-7 Stephen Davis
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