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100 1 $aHain, Pamela Chase,$d1936-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2005041536
245 12 $aA Confederate chronicle :$bthe life of a Civil War survivor /$cPamela Chase Hain.
260 $aColumbia :$bUniversity of Missouri Press,$c[2005], ©2005.
300 $axvii, 273 pages :$billustrations, maps, portraits ;$c24 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
490 1 $aShades of blue and gray series
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 253-261) and index.
520 1 $a"A Confederate Chronicle presents the remarkable life of Thomas L. Wragg, who served in both the Confederate army and navy and endured incarceration as a prisoner of war. After the war, he undertook a series of jobs, eventually becoming a physician. In 1889, he died tragically at the hands of a man who mistakenly thought he was defending his family's honor. Pamela Chase Hain uses Wragg's letters home to his family, friends, and fiancee, as well as his naval notebook and newspaper articles, to give readers direct insight into his life and the lives of those around him." "The son of a respected Savannah physician, Wragg was born into a life of wealth and privilege. A nonconscripted soldier, he left home at eighteen to join the front lines in Virginia. From there, he sent letters home describing the maneuverings of General Joseph E. Johnston's army in and around Harpers Ferry and Winchester, culminating with the Battle of Bull Run." "In the fall of 1862, Wragg joined the Confederate Navy and trained on the ironclad CSS Georgia before transferring to the CSS Atlanta. Hain uses the notebook that he kept during his training in ordnance and gunnery to provide a rare glimpse into the naval and artillery practices at the time. This notebook also provides evidence of a fledgling Confederate naval "school" prior to the one established on the James River on the CSS Patrick Henry." "The crew of the unfortunate Atlanta was captured on the ship's maiden voyage, and evidence in the Wragg family papers suggests the capture was not the result of bad luck, as has been claimed. Wragg and the other officers were sent to Fort Warren Prison in Boston Harbor for fifteen months. Wragg's POW letters reveal the isolation and sense of abandonment the prisoners felt as they waited in hopes of an exchange. The correspondence between Wragg and his fiancee, Josie, after the war illustrates not only the mores of nineteenth-century courtship but also the difficulty of adjustment that many Confederate war veterans faced." "Sadly, Wragg's life was cut short after he became a successful doctor in Quincy, Florida. Cover-up and intrigue by influential citizens prevented Wragg's wife from bringing the murderer to justice. A Confederate Chronicle offers an unprecedented look at how the Civil War affected the gentry class of the South. It gives readers a personal view into one man's struggle with the chaos of life during and after the war, was well as into the struggles of the general society."--BOOK JACKET.
600 10 $aWragg, Thomas L.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96116980
610 10 $aConfederate States of America.$bArmy.$bGeorgia Infantry Regiment, 8th.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86114262
650 0 $aSoldiers$zGeorgia$vBiography.
610 20 $aGeorgia (Ironclad)$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2005042028
650 0 $aSailors$zConfederate States of America$vBiography.
651 0 $aUnited States$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$xCampaigns.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140216
650 0 $aPrisoners of war$zMassachusetts$zBoston$vBiography.
651 0 $aUnited States$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$xPrisoners and prisons.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140264
650 0 $aVeterans$zGeorgia$vBiography.
650 0 $aPhysicians$zFlorida$zQuincy$vBiography.
830 0 $aShades of blue and gray series.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n99019172
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0513/2005015896.html
852 00 $bglx$hE559.5 8th$i.H35 2005