Campaigning with Old Stonewall: Confederate Captain Ujanirtus Allen's Letters to His Wife

by Ujanirtus Allen

Orphaned at age three, Ujanirtus Allen grew up in foster homes and boarding schools. In the spring of 1861, when he turned twenty-one, "Ugie" inherited a substantial estate in Troup County, Georgia, replete with slaves, livestock, and machinery. Unfortunately for Allen, the outbreak of war made it impossible to build the stable life and permanent home he so desperately wanted for himself, his wife, Susan, and their infant son.

In April 1861,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807122564
• ISBN13: 9780807122563
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"