The Letters of General Richard S. Ewell: Stonewall’s Successor

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The Letters of General Richard S. Ewell The Letters of General Richard S. Ewell Stonewall’s Successor Edited by Donald C. Pfanz Voices of the Civil War • Peter S. Carmichael, Series Editor The University of Tennessee Press / Knoxville The Voices of the Civil War series makes available a variety of primary source materials that illuminate issues on the battlefield, the home front, and the western front, as well as other aspects of this historic era. The series contextualizes the personal accounts within the framework of the latest scholarship and expands established knowledge by offering new perspectives, new materials, and new voices. Copyright © 2012 by The University of Tennessee Press / Knoxville. All Rights Reserved. Manufactured in the United States of America. First Edition. Frontispiece: Richard S. Ewell. The only known photograph of the general. (Courtesy National Archives) Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ewell, Richard Stoddert, 1817–1872. [Correspondence] The letters of General Richard S. Ewell : Stonewall’s successor / edited by Donald C. Pfanz. — 1st ed. p. cm. — (Voices of the Civil War) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-1-57233-929-3 ISBN-10: 1-57233-929-2 1. Ewell, Richard Stoddert, 1817–1872—Correspondence. 2. Generals—United States—Correspondence. 3. Generals—Confederate States of America—Correspondence. 4. United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Sources. 5. United States—History, Military—19th century—Sources. I. Pfanz, Donald. II. Title. E467.1.E86A4 2012 355.0092—dc23 2012005296 U To Betty, whom I shall always love ...