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The Life of Johnny Reb: The Common Soldier of the Confederacy (Conflicting
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The Life of Johnny Reb: The Common Soldier of the Confederacy (Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War) Paperback - 2008

by Bell Irvin Wiley; Foreword by James I. Robertson

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  • Title The Life of Johnny Reb: The Common Soldier of the Confederacy (Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Updated
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 480
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher LSU Press
  • Date 2008-01-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # B20D-01146
  • ISBN 9780807133255 / 0807133256
  • Weight 1.35 lbs (0.61 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.9 x 6 x 1.2 in (22.61 x 15.24 x 3.05 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1851-1899
    • Cultural Region: South
    • Topical: Civil War
  • Library of Congress subjects United States - History - Civil War,, Confederate States of America - Military life
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007033859
  • Dewey Decimal Code 973.782

From the publisher

Originally published: Indianapolis : Bobbs-Merrill, 1943. With new introd. Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-417) and index.

First line

DURING the thirty-five years that have elapsed since the first publication of The Life of Johnny Reb I have continued to read, for pleasure and information, letters and diaries of the common soldiers of the Confederacy.

From the rear cover

When Bell Irvin Wiley's composite portrait of the rank-and-file Confederate soldier was published in 1943, it was enthusiastically received by professional historians and general readers alike. A half century later, the book still is regarded as one of the best available accounts of the ordinary citizens who made up the Confederate army. The Life of Johnny Reb is not about the battles and skirmishes fought by the Confederate foot soldier. Rather, it is an intimate history of the soldier's daily life - the songs he sang, the foods he ate, the hopes and fears he experienced, the reasons he fought. Wiley has examined countless letters, diaries, newspaper accounts, and official records in constructing this frequently poignant, sometimes humorous account of the life of Johnny Reb.

About the author

Bell Irvin Wiley (1906--1980) was a professor emeritus of history at Emory University and one of America's preeminent Civil War historians. James I. Robertson, Jr., is the author of many books, including the award-winning Stonewall Jackson: The Man, the Soldier, the Legend. Well known for his lectures across the country and his appearances in television documentaries, he is Alumni Distinguished Professor of History at Virginia Tech.

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