The Whartons' War: The Civil War Correspondence of General Gabriel C. Wharton and Anne Radford Wharton, 1863-1865

by William C. Davis

Book Overview

Between March 1863 and July 1865, Confederate newlyweds Brigadier General Gabriel C. Wharton and Anne Radford Wharton wrote 524 letters, and all survived, unknown until now. Separated by twenty years in age and differing opinions on myriad subjects, these educated and articulate Confederates wrote frankly and perceptively on their Civil War world. Sharing opinions on generals and politicians, the course of the war, the fate of the Confederacy, life...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469668297
• ISBN13: 9781469668291
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.2"