William R. J. Pegram forged a record as one of the most prominent artillerists in the Army of Northern Virginia. He participated in every major battle in Virginia and rose form sergeant to full colonel by the end of the war. Neither zealot nor fanatic, Pegram shared the values of the South's ruling elite, and Peter S. Carmichael argues that he entered Confederate service to defend a way fo life he believed was ordained but God. Lee's Young Artillerist looks at Pegram as a case study to explore the worldview of slaveholders in the antebellum South.
- ISBN10 0813916119
- ISBN13 9780813916118
- Publish Date 1 June 1995
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 19 October 2003
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of Virginia Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 264
- Language English