The Diary of Edmund Ruffin: The Years of Hope, April, 1861-June, 1863

by Edmund Ruffin

In this second of a projected three-volume edition of The Diary of Edmund Ruffin, the fiery southern nationalist records the events of the first two years of the Civil War -- from the aftermath of Fort Sumter (where Ruffin fired the first shot) to the simultaneous disasters at Gettysburg and Vicksburg that spelled doom for the Confederacy.From his advantageous position as the resident and former owner of two Virginia plantations, Ruffin was able to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807101834
• ISBN13: 9780807101834
• Release Date: March 1977
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 706 Pages
• Weight: 2.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 6.5" x 9.6"