Campaigning With Old Stonewall: Confederate Captain Ujanirtus Allens Letters To His Wife; Author: Allen, Ujanirtus; Editor: Allen, Randall; Hardback; Book

Author: Allen, Ujanirtus; Editor: Allen, Randall
Hardback; Book; 10 Halftones, 15 Line Drawings
352 pages
Published: June 1998
Louisiana State University Press
ISBN: 0807122564

Confederate infantryman Ujanirtus C. Allen wrote his wife twice weekly before he was killed at Chancellorsville. Whether focused on the war or on his farm and family, Ugie Allen exhibits a talent for communicating his observations and opinions. His letters make a valuable resource for Civil War enthusiasts and social and military historians. Photos and drawings.A collection of Captain Ujanirtus Allen's letters to his wife written between 1861 to 1863 when he was mortally wounded in the Civil War. The letters describe the countryside around Virginia, as well as various battlefields such as Cross Keys, Cedar Mountains and Fredericksburg.