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A distant flame

A distant flame

by Philip Lee Williams

2004Georgia Civil War, 1861-1865FictionSoldiersShooters of firearmsHistory
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"In the spring of 1864, the Confederate Army in Georgia is faced with the onrushing storm of General William T. Sherman's troops. A young sharpshooter for the South, Charlie Merrill, who has suffered many losses in his life already, must find a way to endure - and grow - if he is to survive the battles that will culminate in July at the gates of Atlanta." "From the opening salvos on Rocky Face Ridge near Dalton, through the trials of Resaca and Kennesaw Mountain, Charlie must face the overwhelming force of the Federal army and a growing uncertainty about his place in the war." "Throughout the course of the novel, Charlie's life is laid out in detail. The experiences from his childhood, through the war, and into his twilight years are to a great extent on his mind half a century later when he is to give a major speech in the park of his small Georgia town." "A Distant Flame is a book about the cost of war and the running conflict that led Sherman's Army to the Battle of Atlanta - and the March to the Sea."--BOOK JACKET.

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Georgia Civil War, 1861-1865FictionSoldiersShooters of firearmsHistoryWidowers, fiction
First published 2004

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GeorgiaCivil War, 1861-1865

Author

Philip Lee Williams

First published

2004

Pages

328

Read time

≈ 8h

Editions

4

Language

English

Publisher

University of Georgia Press

ISBN

9780820339627

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