A Portion Of My Life; Being Of Short & Imperfect History Written While A Prisoner Of War On Johnson’s Island, 1864
Nonfiction, History, Modern, 19th Century, Americas, United States, Civil War Period (1850-1877), Military
| Author: | Captain William M. Norman | ISBN: | 9781786255921 |
| Publisher: | Golden Springs Publishing | Publication: | November 6, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Golden Springs Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Captain William M. Norman |
| ISBN: | 9781786255921 |
| Publisher: | Golden Springs Publishing |
| Publication: | November 6, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Golden Springs Publishing |
| Language: | English |
While a Confederate prisoner of war on Johnson’s Island, William Norman wrote what he calls a “short diary or sketch” - a summing up of the important events of his life before he was captured at Kellysford Virginia, in 1863. Born into a hard working but somewhat poor family in Surry County, North Carolina; the future Confederate Captain lived a life out on the frontiers in Iowa and Nebraska as a schoolteacher, clerk and farmer with varied success. When the Civil War broke out he was a practicing lawyer in his native state and quickly took up arms in the Second North Virginia regiment; he fought in the army of Northern Virginia at the great battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg before his capture.
While a Confederate prisoner of war on Johnson’s Island, William Norman wrote what he calls a “short diary or sketch” - a summing up of the important events of his life before he was captured at Kellysford Virginia, in 1863. Born into a hard working but somewhat poor family in Surry County, North Carolina; the future Confederate Captain lived a life out on the frontiers in Iowa and Nebraska as a schoolteacher, clerk and farmer with varied success. When the Civil War broke out he was a practicing lawyer in his native state and quickly took up arms in the Second North Virginia regiment; he fought in the army of Northern Virginia at the great battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg before his capture.
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