"Far, Far From Home" The Wartime Letters of Dick and Tally Simpson, Third South Carolina Volunteers

by Simpson, Dick; Simpson, Tally; Everson, Guy R.; Simpson, Edward W.

• ISBN13: 9780195086638
• ISBN10: 0195086635
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1994-06-09
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

These compelling letters of two young enlisted men coming of age in the midst of war read like a good historical novel, complete with plot, character development, suspense, tragedy, and even more than a little romance, offering both a vivid picture of war at the battlefront and the texture of the home life of a Southern family during the Civil War.

Author Biography

Guy R. Everson, a long-time student of military history, is currently writing a history of the 83rd Infantry Division in World War II Edward W. Simpson, Jr., a navy fighter pilot who commanded Air Group 35 in World War II, recently retired from the South Carolina House of Representatives

Table of Contents

Cast of Characters	p. xi
Introduction	p. xv
"My Feeling of Duty Urges Me to It."	p. 3
"A Fight Is Daily Anticipated."	p. 51
"I Never Slept As Cold in My Life."	p. 77
"I Believe God Is With Us."	p. 110
"I Was in the Hottest Part of the Fight."	p. 145
"Tis a Topic Which Interests Me a Great Deal."	p. 184
"Never Did Troops Fight Better Than Ours."	p. 223
"Remember Me Kindly to All Friends."	p. 253
"It Is My Mournful Duty to Communicate to You..."	p. 283
Epilogue	p. 295
Sources Cited	p. 299
Chronological Listing of Letters	p. 301
Index	p. 305
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