Writings of a Rebel Colonel: The Civil War Diary and Letters of Samuel Walkup, 48th North Carolina Infantry (Samuel Walkup ed.Kemp Burpeau - DLM) Section- Underground Railroad An ideal introduction for newcomers

An ideal introduction for newcomers

and the promise of emancipation that emerged from the war

The original (and long out of print) award-winning 1981 edition conveyed an epic narrative of crucial military operations in early autumn 1864 that had gone unrecognized for more than 100 years

conducting two brilliant campaigns in Tennessee and fighting the battle of Chickamauga (giving permanent possession of Chattanooga to the federals)

Revised edition from 2014 version

Writings of a Rebel Colonel: The Civil War Diary and Letters of Samuel Walkup, 48th North Carolina Infantry (Samuel Walkup ed.Kemp Burpeau - DLM) Section- Underground Railroad An ideal introduction for newcomersby Samuel Walkup Lawyer, planter and politician Samuel Hoey Walkup (1818 1876) led the 48th North Carolina Infantry in the Civil War. A devout Christian and Whig nationalist, he opposed secession until hostilities were well underway, then became a die hard Confederate, serving in the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days battles through Appomattox. Presenting Walkup's complete and annotated writings, this composite biography of an important