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Thomas W. Colley served in one of the most active and famous units in the Civil War, the 1st Virginia Cavalry, which fought in battles in the Eastern Theater, from First Manassas/Bull Run to the defense of Petersburg. Colley was born November 11, 1837, outside Abingdon, Virginia, and grew up mehr anzeigen knowing the daily demands of life on a farm. In May 1861, along with the other members of the Washington Mounted Rifles, he left his home in Washington County and reported to camp in Richmond. During the war, Colley received wounds on three different occasions: first at Waterloo Bridge in 1862, again at Kelly's Ford in 1863, and finally at Haw's Shop in 1864. The engagement at Haw's Shop resulted in the amputation of his left foot, thereby ending his wartime service. The first modern scholarly edition of Colley's writings, In Memory of Self and Comrades dramatizes Colley's fate as a wounded soldier mustered out before the war's conclusion. Colley's postwar reflections on the war reveal his struggle to earn a living and maintain his integrity while remaining somewhat unreconciled to his condition. He found much of his solace through writing and sought to advance his education after the war. As one of an estimated 20,000 soldiers who underwent amputation during the Civil War, his memoirs reveal the challenges of living with what many might recognize today as posttraumatic stress disorder. Annotations from editor Michael K. Shaffer provide further context to Colley's colorful and insightful writings on both his own condition and the condition of other veterans also dealing with amputations. This paperback edition features a reproduction and transcription of Jefferson Davis's letter of condolence to Colley penned decades after the war. Michael E. Shaffer is an instructor at Kennesaw State University's College of Continuing and Professional Education. He is the author of Washington County, Virginia, in the Civil War. weniger anzeigen
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- Geburtstag
- 1961-12-03
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- USA
- Geburtsort
- Bristol, Tennessee
- Wohnorte
- Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
- Ausbildung
- BA & MA Degrees in Military History
- Berufe
- Historian, author, newspaper columnist, and university instructor
- Beziehungen
- Karen (wife)
- Organisationen
- Historians of the Western Theater, Society of Civil War Historians, and Georgia Association of Historians
- Kurzbiographie
- Civil War historian, instructor, lecturer, newspaper columnist, and author. Shaffer is a member of the Society of Civil War Historians, Historians of the Civil War Western Theater, and the Georgia Association of Historians. He teaches Civil War Courses at Kennesaw State University's College of Graduate and Professional Education and at Emory University, and frequently speaks to various groups across the country.
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- 3
- Mitglieder
- 26
- Beliebtheit
- #495,361
- Bewertung
- 4.0
- ISBNs
- 6
