The Pride of the Confederate Artillery: The Washington Artillery in the Army of Tennessee

by Nathaniel Cheairs Hughes Jr.

Book Overview

In The Pride of the Confederate Artillery, Nathaniel Cheairs Hughes, Jr., illustrates the significance of the unit and, for the first time, positions this pivotal group in its rightful place in history. The Fifth Company, Washington Artillery of New Orleans, fought with the Army of Tennessee from Shiloh to Chickamauga, from Perryville to Mobile, and from Atlanta to Jackson, Mississippi. Slocomb's Battery, as it was also known, won repeated praise...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807121878
• ISBN13: 9780807121870
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

The Washington Artillery

"The Pride of the Confederate Artillery" provides a well researched look into the experiences of a group of volunteers that went off to defend their state during the war of Northern aggression. It is not overly detailed as to the movements of the unit, but does provide a well thought out and insightful look at the sufferings of the soldiers as they do their duty. Mr. Hughes also points out how the class differences between the bourgeois cannoneers and the lower class drivers and teamsters dissolved during battle only to resurface after. This book is highly recommended.