Col. Frank Huger, C.S.A. : the Civil War letters of a Confederate artillery officer /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Huger, Frank (Francis Kinloch), 1837-1897.
Imprint:	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2011.
Description:	v, 208 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Huger, Frank -- (Francis Kinloch), -- 1837-1897 -- Correspondence. Confederate States of America. -- Army -- Officers -- Correspondence. Confederate States of America. -- Army. American Civil War (1861-1865) Soldiers -- Confederate States of America -- Correspondence. Armed Forces -- Officers. Soldiers. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Artillery operations, Confederate. United States. United States -- Confederate States of America. History. Personal narratives -- Confederate. Records and correspondence.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8384776

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title:	Colonel Frank Huger, Confederate States of America
Other authors / contributors:	Tate, Thomas K., 1936-
ISBN:	9780786463305 (softcover : alk. paper) 0786463309 (softcover : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"Mostly cheerful and optimistic in tone, these missives include sketches of the battles in which Huger participated and fair and honest opinions of his superiors and fellow soldiers, including harsh criticism of generals Braxton Bragg and James Longstreet. An informative introduction details his family background, his education at West Point, and his postwar career as a railroad executive"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents:

Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. Frank and His Family
Chapter 2. West Point
Chapter 3. The War Letters
Chapter 4. Letters from the Trans-Mississippi
Chapter 5. Postwar Letters
Chapter 6. Benjamin Huger
Appendix I. Technical Developments at Harpers Ferry
Appendix II. Supplemental Letters
Appendix III. Ordnance Chief Colonel Henry Knox Craig on Civilian Superintendents of the National Armories
Appendix IV. Men at West Point When Frank Huger Attended
Appendix V. Report of the 1840 Board of Ordnance
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index

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