Lee's Last Casualty: The Life and Letters of Sgt. Robert W. Parker, Second Virginia Cavalry (Voices of the Civil War) by Editor-Catherine Wright - 2008-11-01

Knoxville TN: Univ Tennessee Press, 2008. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by Editor on title page. Hardcover, 240 pp. w/ 8 b&w photos. University of Tennessee Press Voices of the Civil War series. Believed to be the last soldier in the Army of Northern Virginia killed in action, Robert W. Parker fought in almost all the major campaigns conducted in Virginia. His letters to his wife show how local communities supported soldiers in the field and the importance of religion and correspondence in maintaining Confederate morale and identity. Book Condition : Near Fine; no text marks; minimal wear. Dust Jacket Condition : Very Good; mild shelf wear along edges; bar code label at lower center rear..

U.S.A.: Univ Tennessee Press, 2008. Book. New. Hardcover. 1st. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. An as New hardcover in a like dust jacket. 231 pp including notes, bibliography and index. The letters assembled in this extraordinarily rich collection were written by Robert W. Parker, an enlisted Confederate cavalryman who is thought to have been the last man killed in action in the Army of Northern Virginia during the Civil War. He is representative of the Confederate Everyman: a modest farmer in the antebellum years, his patriotic fervor spurred him at the beginning of the war to enlist in the Confederate Army, in which he served until his death during the last charge at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865..