Only a Private: A Texan Remembers the Civil War : The Memoirs of William J. Oliphant
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| Rating | : | 4.92 (883 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1931823081 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 139 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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McCaffrey is professor of history at the University of Houston-Downtown, where he specializes in American military topics. His previous books include: This Band of Heroes: Granbury's Texas Brigade, CSA.; Army of Manifest Destiny: The American Soldier in the Mexican War, 1846-1848; (with John F
"The history of a soldier from Texas in the Civil War" according to Joe Owen. "Only A Private: A Texan Remembers the Civil War, The Memoirs of William J. Oliphant" edited by James M. McCaffrey (Halcyon Press, Ltd. 200The history of a soldier from Texas in the Civil War Joe Owen "Only A Private: A Texan Remembers the Civil War, The Memoirs of William J. Oliphant" edited by James M. McCaffrey (Halcyon Press, Ltd. 2004, 139 Pages.) While researching for the book about Hiram Granbury's Texas Brigade, the author (editor) of this book James McCaffrey, while looking for primary source material happened to get the memoirs of Private William J. Oliphant of the Sixth Texas Infantry. The memoirs were given to the author by Private Olipha. , 1The history of a soldier from Texas in the Civil War "Only A Private: A Texan Remembers the Civil War, The Memoirs of William J. Oliphant" edited by James M. McCaffrey (Halcyon Press, Ltd. 200The history of a soldier from Texas in the Civil War Joe Owen "Only A Private: A Texan Remembers the Civil War, The Memoirs of William J. Oliphant" edited by James M. McCaffrey (Halcyon Press, Ltd. 2004, 139 Pages.) While researching for the book about Hiram Granbury's Texas Brigade, the author (editor) of this book James McCaffrey, while looking for primary source material happened to get the memoirs of Private William J. Oliphant of the Sixth Texas Infantry. The memoirs were given to the author by Private Olipha. , 139 Pages.) While researching for the book about Hiram Granbury's Texas Brigade, the author (editor) of this book James McCaffrey, while looking for primary source material happened to get the memoirs of Private William J. Oliphant of the Sixth Texas Infantry. The memoirs were given to the author by Private Olipha. 9 Pages.) While researching for the book about Hiram Granbury's Texas Brigade, the author (editor) of this book James McCaffrey, while looking for primary source material happened to get the memoirs of Private William J. Oliphant of the Sixth Texas Infantry. The memoirs were given to the author by Private Olipha. "Good history" according to John House. This book is worth a read of any student of Texas Infantry and the 6th in paticular.
His descriptions of the destroyed South offer a poignant reminder of the physical, economic, and psychological devastation of the war. He was exchanged in Virginia in March 1865, but was not able to rejoin his command before the war ended. Contains numerous photographs, maps and valuable primary source material, including the Company "G" roster, in which Oliphant served.. When the Civil War broke out in 1861, 16-year-old William J. The young Oliphant then made his way home to Texas, narrowly escaping death at the hands of bandits. No colonel or general, William Oliphant was, in his own words, "only a private." His unique perspective provides a window into Texas during the first days of the Civil War, as well as first-hand descriptions of battles in Arkansas and throughout the Confederacy, life in a Federal prisoner-of-war camp, and survival in the devastated post-war South. After the surrender of Arkansas Post in 1863, he was sent to an Illinois prison camp. Oliphant left Austin and rushed to join Confederate service with thousands of other Texans. Oliphant and the Sixth Texas were sent to Arkansas in May of 1862, where Oliphant saw action in Battle of Arkansas Post. Only a Private provides a first-hand account of the common soldier's point of view of the Civil War. Oliphant was later exchanged and participated in the battles of Missionary Ridge, Ringgold Gap, Pickett's Mill, and Atlanta, where
His previous books include: This Band of Heroes: Granbury's Texas Brigade, CSA.; Army of Manifest Destiny: The American Soldier in the Mexican War, 1846-1848; (with John F. Kinney) Wake Island Pilot: A World War II Memoir; and "Surrounded by Dangers of All Kinds": The Mexican War Letters of Lieutenant Theodore Laidley.. About the Author James M. McCaffrey is professor of history at the University of Houston-Downtown, where he specializes in American military topics