A constitutional view of the late war between the states : its causes, character, conduct and results ; presented in a series of colloquies at Liberty Hall
Printed at the Methodist Book Concern, for the author,
Date of Publication
1863.
Physical Description
546 p. port. 19 cm.
Summary
This is an autobiography. The author was born in Lancaster, PA, in 1811. His parents sailed from Ireland in 1801.
Notes
Maxwell Pierson Gaddis (1811-1888) was a prolific author and Methodist itinerant preacher. His best known book is his autobiography "Footprints of an Itinerant".
Records of the revolutionary war: containing the military and financial correspondence of distinguished officers; names of the officers and privates of regiments, companies, and corps, with the dates of their commissions and enlistments; general orders of Washington, Lee, and Greene, at Germantown and Valley Forge; with a list of distinguished prisoners of war; the time of their capture, exchange, etc. To which is added the half-pay acts of the Continental Congress; the revolutionary pension laws; and a list of the officers of the Continental Army who acquired the right to half-pay, commutation, and lands
Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-151) and index.
Contents
Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The colonial period (1682-1749) -- 2. Late colonial to early nation (1749-1800) -- 3. National growth and division (1800-1865) -- 4. From the Civil War to the Korean War (1865-1950) -- 5. Mid-century and beyond (1950 to today) -- Appendix A: Roster of the York County bar -- Appendix B: Intergenerational families at bar -- Appendix C: Public servants -- Appendix D: Attorney-to-population ratio -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
