Confederate War Papers Memoir Of Major General Gustavus W. Smith, C. S. A. 1884

  

CONFEDERATE WAR PAPERS FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE, NEW ORLEANS, SEVEN PINES, RICHMOND AND NORTH CAROLINA BY GUSTAVUS W. SMITH Late Major General, Confederate States Army NEAR FINE CONDITION Protected in a clear, acid-free, Mylar dust jacket. Original, Clean, Solidly Bound, Antique Book Frontispiece of General Smith, C. Contains Foldout Maps PUBLISHED THE ATLANTIC PUBLISHING AND ENGRAVING COMPANY, NEW YORK, IN 1884 This antique book presents the Confederate War Papers of Confederate Major General Gustavus W.

From the Preface by the author: The War policy of the Confederate States Administration in the Autumn of 1861 - as shown by President Davis and the three senior officers of General J. Johnston's Army - is the subject discussed in the first of the following series of papers. Apart from the inherent importance of this matter, the questions brought up by the Ex-President, in regard to it, five additional interest to what is believed to have been a turning point in the struggle made by Southern States for political independence. The second paper of the series refers to the circumstances attendant upon the defense and the evacuation of New Orleans - the third relates to Confederate operations at Seven Pines or Fair Oaks - and the forth treats of the defenses of Richmond and of North Carolina in the latter part of 1862 and early months of 1863. It is believed that, up to the present time, some of the subjects discussed in these papers are in many essential points not clearly understood. The author has endeavored to furnish authentic data, and proof, in regard to the principal facts in this connection - and hope the following pages may aid in the formation of correct views in regard to the events referred to and be useful in obviating, at least in part, false impressions while are certainly liable to be conveyed by some of the writings heretofore published. 1883 The book is divided into four parts.

Part 1: War Policy of the Confederate States Administration Part 2: The Defenses of Louisiana and the Evacuation of New Orleans Part 3: Notes on the Battle of Seven Pines or Fair Oaks Part 4: The Defenses of Richmond and of North Carolina in the Latter Part of 1862 and the Early Months of 1863 Additionally, the book contains three Appendixes: Letters Addressed to General G. Smith in Reference to His Resignation, Extracts from Sketch of Life of Gustavus W. Smith, and Severe Accusations - Refuted by Plain Facts. The book also contains three, foldout maps of Richmond, Seven Pines on May 31st, and Seven Pines on June 1st. About the Author: Gustavus Woodson Smith (November 30, 1821 - June 24, 1896), more commonly known as G.

Smith, was a career United States Army officer who fought in the Mexican-American War, a civil engineer, and a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He briefly commanded the Army of Northern Virginia from May 31 until June 1, 1862, following the wounding of General Joseph E. Johnston at the Battle of Seven Pines, and before General Robert E. Smith later served as Interim Confederate Secretary of War and in the Georgia state militia. Born in Kentucky, Smith was a brother-in-law of Horace Randal and a relative of John Bell Hood. He graduated from the United States Military Academy as a brevet second lieutenant in 1842, entering the Army Corps of Engineers. He fought in the Mexican-American War, winning two brevet promotions for his actions there.

In 1848, he became an original member of the Aztec Club of 1847. On March 3, 1853, Smith was promoted to first lieutenant. He resigned his commission on December 18, 1854, to become a civil engineer in New York City, and was Streets Commissioner there from 1858 to 1861. Afterward, he presented himself at Richmond to serve the Confederate States of America. Commissioned as a major general on September 19, he served in Northern Virginia as a division and "wing" commander, and fought in the Battle of Seven Pines near Richmond during the Peninsula Campaign.

On May 31, 1862, Smith briefly took command of the Army of Northern Virginia after General Joseph E. Johnston was wounded at Seven Pines, due to his being the senior major general in Johnston's army.

However, Jefferson Davis replaced him with Robert E. Lee the following day, June 1.

On June 2, Smith became ill and took a leave of absence to recuperate. In addition, he acted as interim Confederate States Secretary of War from November 17 through November 21, 1862. He resigned his commission as a major general on February 17, 1863, and became a volunteer aide to General P. Beauregard for the rest of that year. Smith was also the superintendent of the Etowah Iron Works in 1863 until June 1, 1864, when he was commissioned a major general in the Georgia state militia and commanded its first division until the end of the war.

In December 1894, he was one of nineteen founders of the Military Order of Foreign Wars - a military society for officers who were veterans of wars with foreign nations and their descendants. THIS BOOK IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION This original, antique book is in excellent overall condition. Bound in brown-colored covers with bright gold lettering and black decorative highlights on the cover and spine, the book is clean and has solid binding throughout. The exterior is clean and the lettering is bright and sharp. The exterior has no bumping; it has a touch of rubbing and edge wear, although not bad.

The book is protected in a clear, Mylar dust jacket. The interior is clean and the pages are in excellent condition.

There isn't a mark in the book. It has no writing, smudging, foxing, stamps or pasteboards.

It is not an ex-library book. The book has solid binding throughout.

It has no looseness or lean and both hinges are fine. The book contains a frontispiece illustrated of General Smith and three, foldout maps at the back of the book. An excellent condition, antique book by this noted Confederate general. FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE, NEW ORLEANS, SEVEN PINES, RICHMOND AND NORTH CAROLINA.

SMITH Late Major General, Confederate States Army. NEAR FINE CONDITION Protected in a clear, acid-free, Mylar dust jacket. PUBLISHED THE ATLANTIC PUBLISHING AND ENGRAVING COMPANY, NEW YORK, IN. This antique book presents the Confederate War Papers of Confederate Major General Gustavus W.

From the Preface by the author. The War policy of the Confederate States Administration in the Autumn of 1861 - as shown by President Davis and the three senior officers of General J. THIS BOOK IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION. This original, antique book is in excellent overall condition. The book is protected in a clear, Mylar dust jacket (see photo #3).

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