Facts and Falsehoods Concerning the War on the South 1861-1865, Annotated

By George Edmonds

Book Overview

One of the best-educated and most intellectual women of the South, Elizabeth Avery Meriwether, writing under the pen name of "George Edmonds," published this defense of the American South in 1904. Elizabeth and her husband, Minor Meriwether, were living in Memphis, when the war broke out. Elizabeth was living alone with her small children when Memphis fell to the Federals. Elizabeth was vocal in her displeasure with the occupation of General W. T. Sherman's oppressive troops. This concluded with Sherman ordering her out of her home and putting her on the street only weeks before the birth of her son, Lee Meriwether. Lee was born at the home of friends in Columbus, Mississippi, December 25, 1862. The exceptional book, using Northern sources, turns the tables and uses these sources in the defense of the Southern cause. With great clarity, the author proves the real agenda of the North under Abraham Lincoln's radical political party. The editor, a retired history teacher has supplied additional notes, a short biography of the author, and illustrations to the original publication.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1530317886
• ISBN13: 9781530317882
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"