DDC/MDS
355.0092B |
Publication
Baton Rouge : Louisiana state university press, 2013.
Original publication date
2013
Description
In this thorough biography of Pender, noted Civil War historian Brian Steel Wills examines both the young general's military career and his domestic life. While Pender devoted himself to military service, he also embraced the Episcopal Church and was baptized before his command in the field. According to Wills, Pender had an insatiable quest for ""glory"" in both earthly and heavenly realms, and he delighted in his role as a husband and father. In Pender's voluminous correspondence with his wife, Fanny, he shared his beliefs and offered views and opinions on a vast array of subjects. In the
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Physical description
xiii, 304 p.; 24 cm
ISBN
9780807152997