Tales from the North and the South: Twenty-Four Remarkable People and Events of the Civil War

by Frances H. Casstevens

In June 1862, James J. Archer was promoted to the rank of brigadier general by Robert E. Lee. Serving with distinction in prominent battles such as those at Bull Run, Chancellorsville and Harpers Ferry, this lawyer-turned-general earned not only the respect of his superiors but the esteem and admiration of his men. Imprisoned first at Fort Delaware and then at Johnson's Island, Archer was one of the "First Fifty" (and as it turned out only) officers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786428708
• ISBN13: 9780786428700
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher