Widows by the Thousand: The Civil War Correspondence of Theophilus and Harriet Perry, 1862-1864

by Theophilus Perry, Harriet Perry, Theophilus Perry, et al.

Book Overview

This collection of letters written between Theophilus and Harriet Perry during the Civil War provides an intimate, firsthand account of the effect of the war on one young couple. Perry was an officer with the 28th Texas Cavalry, a unit that campaigned in Arkansas and Louisiana as part of the division known as "Walker's Greyhounds." His letters describe his service in a highly literate style that is unusual for Confederate accounts. He documents a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557288410
• ISBN13: 9781557288417
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
• Length: 333 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.7"