Welcome the Hour of Conflict: William Cowan McClellan and the 9th Alabama

by William Cowan McClellan

Book Overview

Vivid and lively letters from a young Confederate in Lee's Army

In the Spring of 1861, a 22-year-old Alabamian did what many of his friends and colleagues were doing--he joined the Confederate Army as a volunteer. The first of his family to enlist, William Cowan McClellan, who served as a private in the 9th Alabama Infantry regiment, wrote hundreds of letters throughout the war, often penning for friends who could not write home for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817357866
• ISBN13: 9780817357863
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 8.8"