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Author:

Barringer, Sheridan Reid, 1943-

Title:

Fighting for General Lee : General Rufus Barringer and the North Carolina Cavalry Brigade / Sheridan R. Barringer.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Savas Beatie LLC,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

xvii, 304 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Subject:

Barringer, Rufus,--1821-1895.
Generals--Confederate States of America--Biography.
North Carolina--Biography.--Civil War, 1861-1865--Biography.
United States--Biography.--Civil War, 1861-1865--Biography.
United States--Cavalry operations.--Civil War, 1861-1865--Cavalry operations.
United States--Campaigns.--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns.
Cabarrus County (N.C.)--Biography.
Charlotte (N.C.)--Biography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-291) and index.

Contents:

Rufus Barringer: the young North carolina lawyer -- Politics, tragic love and secession -- Sectional crisis, slavery, and secession: prelude to war -- Rufus Barringer: North Carolina cavalry officer -- The 1862 and early 1863 campaigns -- 1863: wounding at Brandy Station, the Bristoe Campaign and personal loss -- The 1864 campaigns: high point of Barringer's military career -- Barringer's final battles -- A prisoner of war -- The trials of Reconstruction -- Final public service, retirement and death.

ISBN:

1611212626 (alk. paper)
9781611212624 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)898163557

LCCN:

2015029288

Locations:

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)