He was one of eight children born to adam leopold alexander, and sara hillhouse gilbert. What resulted was the largest sustained bombardment of the civil war, with over 150 confederate cannons across the line firing incessantly at the union line for nearly 2 hours. Lee, and commander of artillery at the battle of gettysburg. See all books authored by edward alexander, including irving howe. Edward porter alexanders most popular book is fighting for the confederacy. A list of all victoria alexanders series in reading order. Historian gary gallagher discusses the wartime experience of confederate general edward porter alexander, who early in the civil war served on the staff of robert e. Alexander was involved in nearly all of the great battles of the east, from first manassas through appomattox, and his duties brought him into frequent contact with most of the high command of the army of northern. Edward porter alexander simple english wikipedia, the. Edward porter alexander books list of books by author. Matthias alexander s four books see below are all good places to start. Alexander alec joseph patrick wilson 24 october 1893 4 april 1963 was an english writer, spy and mi6 officer.
Edward porter alexander author of fighting for the. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Victoria alexander books list of books by victoria alexander. Edward porter alexander was born on may 26, 1835, in washington, georgia, about 100 miles east of atlanta. University of california and uploaded to the internet archive by. This first edition by edward porter alexander is available at bauman rare books. Edward porter alexander s most popular book is fighting for the confederacy. See all books authored by edward porter alexander, including fighting for the confederacy. Alexander was born in 1964 and grew up in the seaside town of margate, england. I had heard the editor, gary gallagher, of the book talk about it. Stories about the descendants of the characters in the perfect wife.
Alexandra day is the pseudonym for sandra louise woodward darling. Gallagher delivered a banner lecture entitled the best rebel reminiscence. Lee tasked porter alexander, in charge of the 1st corps guns, to conduct the artillery bombardment. Originally published by unc press in 1989, fighting for the confederacy is one of the richest personal accounts in all of the vast literature on the civil war. Alexander has the honor of being the first to send a signal by the wig wag method during the war between the states. Alexander, known to his friends as porter, was born in washington, georgia, the sixth of eight children of adam leopold alexander and sarah hillhouse gilbert alexander. The sir john fielding series written by author bruce alexander consists of 11 books in total, which were released between the years 1994 and 2005.
Nick alexander author of the road to zoe, you then me now. Books by edward porter alexander author of fighting for. Edward porter alexander is the author of fighting for the confederacy 4. General edward porter alexander was the master gunner of the confederacy, and undeniably one of. Alexander, edward porter, 18351910 lc linked data service. He was a brilliant officer and field commander and gained a. Victoria alexander is a new york times bestselling novelist and a former television reporter from the united states, who is known for writing historical romance and fiction novels. He has traveled widely and lived in wolverhampton uk, cambridge uk and new york city us. Army, but the native georgian resigned his commission in may 1861 and joined the. He served for nearly 30 years as vicepresident for interpretation at colonial williamsburg 19461972 and founded the museum studies program at the university of delaware, which he directed for its first six years. Unlike some other confederate memoirists, general edward porter alexander had no use for bitter lost cause theories to explain the souths. Join facebook to connect with porter alexander and others you may know. Alexander was the author of several books and essays about the civil war.
The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. Author of the road to zoe, you then me now, things we never said, the bottle of tears, the other son, the photographers wife, the halflife of hannah, the 50 reasons series. Books by edward porter alexander author of fighting for the. The personal recollections of general edward porter alexander, ed. He has been living in the south of france since 1990. General edward porter alexander and the appomattox campaign. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids.
Edward porter alexander 18351910 find a grave memorial. Edward porter alexander simple english wikipedia, the free. Army, confederate general in the american civil war, and later a railroad executive, planter, and author. Bessie mason born 1861, edward porter ii and lucy roy twins, born 1863, an unnamed girl 1865, died in infancy prior to naming, adam leopold 1867, and william mason 1868.
Published since 1995 as victoria alexander, she turned to writing full time and has never looked back. The personal recollections of general edward porter alexander is a unique book insofar as it represents a narrative account of one of the more important figures in the civil war. This book was published in the year 1995 by berkley publication. This is the autobiographical account of general edward porter alexander who served for the confederacy during the war between the states civil war. He wrote under the names alexander wilson, geoffrey spencer, gregory wilson, and michael chesney. Please feel free to browse our online inventory by catalogue or search by title or keyword. Alexander s first novel, 50 reasons to say goodbye, was published in 2004.
In the narrative of the civil war, edward porter alexander has loomed larger in death than in life. Account of the battle from his memoirs alexander, edward porter on. After his death his family discovered that he had been a serial bigamist who had lied to many people. With a list of the latin names of towns and an extensive bibliography of the subject. Edward porter alexander was an engineer, united states and confederate army officer, university professor, businessman, and planter. Army, a confederate general in the american civil war, and later a railroad executive, planter, and author. Edward porter alexander may 26, 1835 april 28, 1910 was a military engineer, railroad executive, planter, and author. General edward porter alexander at second manassas. First published by unc press in 1989, porter alexander s fighting for the confederacy is now considered one of the richest personal accounts of the civil war. He served as a combat engineer, aide to general robert e. Edward porter alexander has 27 books on goodreads with 1001 ratings. Just 25 years old when the war broke out, porter alexander had already served as an engineer and officer in the u.
Alexander, known to his friends as porter, was the sixth of eight children. Discover book depositorys huge selection of edward porter alexander books online. Poetry by will alexander in navigation a loxodrome, or rhumb line, is a line that crosses all meridians at the same angle, maintaining a constant compass direction, a path of constant bearing. Edward porter alexander january 11, 1907 july 31, 2003 was an american historian, museum administrator, educator and author. Reflections by one of the belligerents, and more on. She began her professional career as a reporter and after working for several years she discovered her interest in fiction. Army, a confederate general in the american civil war, and later a railroad. Military memoirs of a confederate rare book for sale. She firmly believes housework is a fourletter word, there are no calories in anything eaten standing up, procrastination is an art form, and its never too soon to panic. Alexander was involved in nearly all of the great battles of the east, from first manass. Porter alexander s military record and performance during the war was outstanding. Edward porter alexander wikisource, the free online library. Edward porter alexander and the petersburg campaign.
Alexander books abacilab abebooks ancaster, on, canada. She is the author of good dog, carl and the rest of the beloved carl books, including carl goes shopping, carls christmas, carls birthday and carls snowy afternoon. Edward porter alexander has 27 books on goodreads with ratings. Edward porter alexander essential civil war curriculum. Socialist, critic, jew jewish literature and culture, and the jewish wars. Edward porter alexander may 26, 1835 april 28, 1910 was an engineer, an officer in the u. He served first as an officer in the united states army and later, during the american civil war 18611865, in the confederate army, rising to the rank of brigadier general. In 2009 she received the career achievement award from rt bookclub. Edward porter alexander was born on may 26, 1835, in washington, georgia, to adam leopold alexander and sarah hillhouse gilbert alexander. Edward porter alexander letter, 1863 may 11 part 2, 2012.
To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Porter alexander played an active role at first bull run and took part in the surrender at appomattox. Matthias alexander edited by edward maisel paperbackpublished 1989. Edward alexander books list of books by author edward alexander. One of the books published initially in this series is titled as murder in grub street. Edward porter alexander, military memoirs of a confederate. Beauregard was very pleased and much impressed with e. Discount prices on books by victoria alexander, including titles like the lady travelers guide to deception with an unlikely earl. The sri lankan loxodrome threads this theme through a series of ecstatic monologues filled with the poets vast imaginary and intellectual wanderings. Welcome to alexander books where out of print, rare and antiquarian books and ephemera are bought and sold.
768 842 445 166 442 1492 1218 194 286 162 396 266 115 299 1466 457 1589 1180 97 995 1589 240 438 857 725 435 1264 711 640 386 697 1357