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Author:
Armstrong, Richard L.
Title:
"God alone knows which was right" : the Blue and Gray Terrill family of Virginia in the Civil War / Richard L. Armstrong.
Publisher:
McFarland,
Copyright Date:
c2010
Description:
ix, 289 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Subject:
Terrell family
Terrell family--Correspondence.
Terrill, William Henry,--1800-1877--Family.
Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.
War and families--Virginia--History--19th century.
War and families--United States--History--19th century.
Bath County (Va.)--Biography.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"According to legend, William H. Terrill had the phrase "God Alone Knows Which Was Right" inscribed on a monument to honor two of his fallen sons, generals who fought on opposite sides during the Civil War. This history uses excerpts from family letters and official military records to depict both a family and a nation divided"--Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
0786446226 (softcover : alk. paper)
9780786446223 (softcover : alk. paper)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)472792966
LCCN:
2009049593
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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