Reminiscences of the Civil War
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Reminiscences of the Civil War is a memoir by Confederate General John B. Gordon recounting his experiences and perspectives during the American Civil War.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Reminiscences of the Civil War canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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memoir ⓘ nonfiction work ⓘ |
| author | John B. Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
descriptions of major battles
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personal observations of Union forces ⓘ reflections on causes and consequences of the war ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describesEvent |
Appomattox Campaign
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Antietam NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Overland Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documents |
Confederate command decisions
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John B. Gordon’s military career ⓘ conditions in Confederate army ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Confederate military campaigns
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battlefield experiences ⓘ leadership in war ⓘ personal recollections ⓘ |
| genre |
historical memoir
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military memoir ⓘ |
| hasBias |
favorable to Confederate leadership
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minimizes Confederate responsibility ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
digital edition
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hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| hasPointOfView |
Lost Cause interpretation
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pro-Confederate ⓘ |
| historicalContext | American Civil War in the Eastern Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalValue | primary source on Confederate perspective ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readership
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students of Civil War history ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | post-Civil War American literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
personal anecdote
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retrospective account ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American Civil War
NERFINISHED
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Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ John B. Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| perspective | Confederate ⓘ |
| portrays |
Confederate soldiers
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Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Stonewall Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | 1861–1865 ⓘ |
| usedAs | reference in Civil War scholarship ⓘ |
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