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Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 3 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 16 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 9. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 14 0 Browse Search
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Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865 12 2 Browse Search
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Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government 10 0 Browse Search
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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 7. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 9 3 Browse Search
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J. William Jones, Christ in the camp, or religion in Lee's army 5 1 Browse Search
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Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical (search)
nt that wins battles against inertia and slothfulness. But he Was never known fully while he lived. He was careless of how lightheartedness and gayety may be misjudged, and it was left to his friends after his death to tell that he indulged in none of the vices supposed to be habitual with soldiers, was never profane, and even abstained from card-playing. He was a faithful husband and father, and altogether one of the purest of men, as well as the bravest. One of these true friends, John Esten Cooke, in describing his last moments, has written: As his life had been one of earnest devotion to the cause in which he believed, so his last hours were tranquil, his confidence in the mercy of heaven unfailing. When he was asked how he felt, he said, Easy, but willing to die, if God and my country think I have done my duty. His last words were: I am going fast now; I am resigned. God's will be done. As he uttered these words he expired. Major-General William Booth Taliaferro Majo