On Rising Ground: The Life and Civil War Letters of John M. Douthit, 52nd Georgia Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Elaine Fowler Palencia - DLM) Shepherd University it spawned a host of

it spawned a host of “firsts” and is considered a precursor to the larger and more deadly 20th-century wars

Annotations from editor Michael K

Accompanying his account with numerous period photographs

General Milroy defied repeated instructions to withdraw his command even as the overpowering Second Corps under Lt

An important and timeless work

On Rising Ground: The Life and Civil War Letters of John M. Douthit, 52nd Georgia Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Elaine Fowler Palencia - DLM) Shepherd University it spawned a host ofby Elaine Fowler Palencia When John M. Douthit of Appalachian Georgia enlisted as a private in Fannin County's 52nd Volunteer Infantry Regiment on March 4, 1862 and marched with neighbors to train at Camp McDonald, he left behind a pregnant wife, an eighteen month old daughter, and a small farm. A precious cache of family letters traces him to eastern Tennessee, where he served south of Cumberland Gap; through the failed Confederate invasion of