Mississippi Bishop William Henry Elder and the Civil War

by Ryan Starrett

Book Overview

Conquest. War. Famine. Death. During the Civil War, all Four Horsemen circled the flock of William Henry Elder, the third bishop of Natchez. Elder was a hopeful unionist turned secessionist whose diocese encompassed the entirety of Mississippi. Consequently, he witnessed many of the pivotal moments of the Civil War--the capitulation of Natchez, the Siege of Vicksburg, the destruction of Jackson and the overall desolation of a state. And in the midst...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467143804
• ISBN13: 9781467143806
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"