The Folly and the Madness (Paperback)

Sprache: Englisch

Verlag: University of Tennessee Press, Chicago, 2023

1621908410 / 9781621908418

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Paperback. With a closeness perhaps unique to siblings orphaned young, Orlando and Artimisia Missie Palmer exchanged intimate letters throughout their lives. These letters (interspersed with additional letters from Oliver Kennedy, the Palmers first cousin) offer a clear and entertaining window into the life and times of a junior Confederate officer serving in the Western Theater of the Civil War. Though he initially felt Americans would see the folly and the madness of going to war, Orlando enlisted as a private in what would become Company H of the First (later Fifteenth) Arkansas Infantry, informing his sister that he had volunteered not for position, not for a name, but from patriotic motivation. However, he was ambitious enough to secure an appointment as Maj. Gen. William Joseph Hardees personal secretary; he then rose to become his regiments sergeant major, his companys first lieutenant, and later captain and brigade adjutant. Soldier letters typically report only what can be observed at the company level, but Palmers high-ranking position offers a unique view of strategic rather than tactical operations. Palmers letters are not all related to his military experience, though, and the narrative is enhanced by his nuanced reflections on courtship customs and personal relationships. For instance, Palmer frequently attempts to entertain Missie with witticisms and tales of his active romantic life: We have so much to do, he quips, that we have no time to do anything save to visit the women. I am in love with several dozen of them and am having a huge time generally.The Folly and the Madness adds depth to the genre of Civil War correspondence and provides a window into the lives of ordinary southerners at an extraordinary time. With a closeness perhaps unique to siblings orphaned young, Orlando and Artimisia Missie Palmer exchanged intimate letters throughout their lives. These letters offer a clear and entertaining window into the life and times of a junior Confederate officer serving in the Western Theater of the Civil War. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Titel
The Folly and the Madness (Paperback)
Autor
Thomas W. Cutrer
Verlag
University of Tennessee Press, Chicago
Erscheinungsjahr
2023
Zustand
new
Einband
Paperback
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN-10
1621908410
ISBN-13
9781621908418

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