Confederate incognito : the Civil War reports of "Long Grabs," a.k.a. Murdoch John McSween, 26th and 35th North Carolina Infantry / Murdoch John McSween ; edited by E.B. Munson.
| Author/creator |
McSween, Murdoch John, 1836-1880 |
| Other author/creator | Munson, E. B. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2013] |
| Description | vii, 263 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | North Carolina goes to war -- Camp Mangum, North Carolina, and Richmond, Virginia: April 10, 1862-June 26, 1962 -- Conscription camps: August 1, 1862-October 29, 1862 -- Reporting from Virginia: October 31, 1862-March 12, 1863 -- War on the North Carolina home front: March 12, 1863-June 1, 1863 -- Return to Virginia: June 9, 1863-July 1, 1863 -- Richmond and Petersburg: the final year: July 12, 1864-February 22, 1865 -- Fayetteville, North Carolina: the final years. |
| Abstract | "Murdoch John McSween wrote over 80 letters under the pseudonym "Long Grabs" to the Fayetteville Observer (North Carolina), serving as their unofficial war correspondent. For the first two full years of the war, 1862-1863, he was a sometimes drill master at Camp Mangum, in Raleigh, and a wanderer among the regiments in North Carolina and Virginia"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-257) and index. |
| LCCN | 2012041476 |
| ISBN | 9780786472109 (softcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0786472103 (softcover : alk. paper) |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | NC Stacks | E573.5 26TH .M35 2013 | ✔ Available | Place Hold | |
| Joyner | NC Stacks | E573.5 26TH .M35 2013 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |