Days of destruction : Augustine Thomas Smythe and the Civil War siege of Charleston / edited by W. Eric Emerson and Karen Stokes.

Author
Smythe, Augustine Thomas, 1842-1914 [Browse]
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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Columbia, South Carolina : The University of South Carolina Press, [2017]
Description
x, 188 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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    Summary note
    This book chronicles the events of the siege of Charleston, South Carolina, through a collection of letters written by Augustine Thomas Smythe, a well-educated young man from a prominent Charleston family. The vivid, eloquent letters he wrote to his family depict all that he saw and experienced during the long, destructive assault on the Holy City and describe in detail the damage done to Charleston's houses, churches, and other buildings in the desolated shell district, as well as the toll on human life.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • A taste of war and new duties : 1862-May 1863
    • Aboard the CSS Palmetto State : August 1863-November 1863
    • Duty at Fort Sumter and an engagement : December 1863-February 1864
    • A lofty perch in St. Michael's : March 1864-November 1864
    • Sherman targets South Carolina : December 1864-March 1865.
    ISBN
    • 9781611177701 ((hardcover ; : alk. paper))
    • 1611177707 ((hardcover ; : alk. paper))
    LCCN
    2016054289
    OCLC
    960844769
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