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Boy Colonel of the Confederacy

The Life and Times of Henry King Burgwyn, Jr.
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Henry King Burgwyn, Jr. (1841-63), one of the youngest colonels in the Confederate Army, died at the age of twenty-one while leading the twenty-sixth North Carolina regiment into action at the battle of Gettysburg. In this sensitive biography, originally published by UNC Press in 1985, Archie Davis provides a revealing portrait of the young man's character and a striking example of a soldier who selflessly fulfilled his duty. Drawing on Burgwyn's own letters and diary, Davis also offers a fascinating glimpse into North Carolina society during the antebellum period and the Civil War. |A life-and-times biography of Henry King Burgwyn, Jr., the young Confederate hero from North Carolina who was killed at Gettysburg.
Archie K. Davis is a retired banker who resides in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. His avocation has long been the study of the Civil War.
Winner of the 1986 Willie Parker Peace History Book Award, North Carolina Society of County and Local Historians.
The quality and scope of research is quite admirable, and the writing is carefully crafted."American Historical Review" YReaders? will come away with a sense of having known Harry Burgwyn. That is strong praise for any biography."North Carolina Historical Review" One of the very finest Civil War books to appear in recent years. "Warren W. Hassler, Jr. "One of the very finest Civil War books to appear in recent years. "Warren W. Hassler, Jr." "The quality and scope of research is quite admirable, and the writing is carefully crafted. "American Historical Review"" [Readers] will come away with a sense of having known Harry Burgwyn. That is strong praise for any biography."North Carolina Historical Review" An excellent contribution to Civil War biography."Blue & Gray"
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