A South Carolina Upcountry Saga: The Civil War Letters of Barham Bobo Foster and His Family, 1860–1863
ISBN-13:
9781611179248
ISBN-10:
1611179246
Author:
A. Gibert Kennedy
Publication date:
2019
Publisher:
University of South Carolina Press
Format:
Hardcover
384 pages
Category:
Civil War
,
United States History
,
Americas History
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ISBN-13:
9781611179248
ISBN-10:
1611179246
Author:
A. Gibert Kennedy
Publication date:
2019
Publisher:
University of South Carolina Press
Format:
Hardcover
384 pages
Category:
Civil War
,
United States History
,
Americas History
Summary
A South Carolina Upcountry Saga: The Civil War Letters of Barham Bobo Foster and His Family, 1860–1863 (ISBN-13: 9781611179248 and ISBN-10: 1611179246), written by authors
A. Gibert Kennedy, was published by University of South Carolina Press in 2019.
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Description
Hope, sacrifice, and restoration: throughout the American Civil War and its aftermath, the Foster family endured all of these in no small measure. Drawing from dozens of public and privately owned letters, A. Gibert Kennedy recounts the story of his great-great-grandfather and his family in A South Carolina Upcountry Saga: The Civil War Letters of Barham Bobo Foster and His Family, 1860-1863.
Barham Bobo Foster was a gentleman planter from the Piedmont who signed the South Carolina Ordinance of Secession and served as a lieutenant colonel in the Third South Carolina Volunteers alongside his two sons. Kennedy's primary sources are letters written by Foster and his sons, but he also references correspondence involving Foster's daughters and his wife, Mary Ann.The letters describe experiences on the battlefields of Virginia and South Carolina, vividly detailing camp life, movements, and battles along with stories of bravery, loss, and sacrifice. The Civil War cost Foster his health, all that he owned, and his two sons, though he was able to rebuild with the help of his wife and three daughters. Supplementing the correspondence with maps, illustrations, and genealogical information, Kennedy shows the full arc of the Foster family's struggle and endurance in the Civil War era.We would LOVE it if you could help us and other readers by reviewing the book
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