Matt W. Ransom, Confederate General from North Carolina [Library Binding]

Clayton Charles Marlow (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1996 | ISBN-10: 0786402733 | ISBN-13: 978-0786402731

On May 8, 1861, Matt Ransom resigned from the North Carolina House of Commons and accepted a commission as a Confederate officer. Like many North Carolinians, Ransom had been reluctant to see his state leave the Union; though he owned slaves at the onset of the war, he strongly believed that slavery was a doomed institution. However, the action at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, had made his course of action all but inevitable. Despite the fact he was without military experience or training, Ransom saw it as his duty to join the Confederate forces. He left behind a young family and courageously fought Union forces until the end of the war; his brigade was present at Appomattox for Robert E. Lee's surrender. He was twice wounded in battle and was widely recognized as an effective and highly competent leader by enlisted men and officers alike. After the war, he returned to his beloved North Carolina, and following considerable hardship, rebuilt his plantation.

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"his depiction of Ransom's increasingly desperate [fight] against increasingly greater odds...is most effective" -- Crossfire

"smooth and easy reading" -- Civil War Regiments

About the Author

The late Clayton Charles Marlow was a resident of Jackson, North Carolina. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Library Binding: 198 pages
• Publisher: McFarland & Company (November 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786402733
• ISBN-13: 978-0786402731
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,835,958 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: Matt W. Ransom: Confederate General from North Carolina (Paperback)

Mr. Marlow's biography of this little known Confederate Brigadier General was a welcomed volume. He not only gave a good account of his life but also included other activities and actions of other men and phases of the war. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I would recommend it to anyone who loves the War for Southern Independence and especially about one of North Carolina's finest men who joined the ranks to fight against Lincoln and his minions.