A Soldier's Story of His Regiment (61st Georgia): And Incidentally of the Lawton-Gordon-Evans Brigade Army of Northern Virginia

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A Soldier’s Story of His Regiment (61st Georgia) Seeing the Elephant: Southern Eyewitnesses to the Civil War Series Editors Gary W. Gallagher • Robert K. Krick A Soldier’s Story of His Regiment (61st Georgia) And Incidentally of the Lawton-Gordon-Evans Brigade Army of Northern Virginia George W. Nichols Introduction by Keith S. Bohannon The University of Alabama Press Tuscaloosa Introduction © 2011 The University of Alabama Press Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0380 All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America ∞ The paper on which this book is printed meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences--Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Nichols, G. W. (George Washington), 1843–1916. A soldier’s story of his regiment (61st Georgia) : and incidentally of the Lawton-Gordon-Evans Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia / George W. Nichols ; introduction by Keith S. Bohannon p. cm. — (Seeing the elephant : Southern eyewitnesses to the Civil War) Originally published: Kennesaw, Ga. : Continental Book Co., 1961, c1898. Includes index. ISBN 978-0-8173-5646-0 (paper : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-08173 -8523-1 (electronic) 1. Nichols, G. W. (George Washington), 1843–1916. 2. Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Infantry Regiment, 61st. 3. United States—History—Civil War, 1861–1865— Personal narratives, Confederate. 4. United States—History—Civil War, 1861–1865—Regimental histories. 5. Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Infantry Regiment, 61st—Registers. 6. Soldiers —Georgia—Registers. 7. Lawton, Alexander Robert, 1818–1896. 8. Gordon, John Brown, 1832–1904. 9. Evans, Clement A. (Clement Anselm), 1833–1911. 10. Confederate States of America. Army of Northern Virginia. I. Title. E559.561st .N42 2011 973.7’82—dc22 2010047590 ...