The Civil War Letters of Joshua K. Callaway

245 Pages·1997·10.839 MB·English

by  Joshua K. Callaway, Judith Lee Hallock

The Civil War Letters of Joshua K. Callaway
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THE CIVIL WAR LETTERS OF
Joshua K. Callaway
Edited by Judith Lee Hallock
The University of Georgia Press / Athens and London
Paperback edition, 2014
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Callaway, Joshua K.
The Civil War letters of Joshua K. Callaway / Judith Lee Hallock, editor.
xviii, 226 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 213—217) and index.
ISBN 0-8203-1886-8 (alk. paper)
I. Callaway, Joshua K.—Correspondence. 2. Confederate States of America. Army.
Alabama Infantry Regiment, 28th. 3. Soldiers—Alabama—Correspondence.
4. Alabama—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Personal narratives, Confederate.
5. United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Personal narratives, Confederate.
6. Alabama—Biography. I. Hallock, Judith Lee, 1940- . II. Title.
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To my children,
ERNEST LEE ALBEE
and
DAVID DANIEL HALLOCK,
who fill the family roles that Joshua filled
sons
brothers
husbands
fathers
And in memory of my father,
DANIEL HENRY CORNELIUS HALLOCK
(1910-1996)
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CONTENTS
List of Maps/viii
Acknowledgments / ix
Introduction / xi
CHAPTER ONE: Corinth, April 13-May 24, 1862 / 3
CHAPTER TWO: Corinth to Tupelo, June 2-July 6, 1862 / 21
CHAPTER THREE: Tupelo to Smith's Cross Roads,
July 13-September 1, 1862/39
CHAPTER FOUR: Kentucky Campaign,
September 27-November 9, 1862 / 57
CHAPTER FIVE: Shelbyville, February 1-May 1, 1863 / 67
CHAPTER SIX: Shelbyville, May 9-June 26, 1863 / 87
CHAPTER SEVEN: Tullahoma to Chattanooga, June 29-August 2, 1863 /103
CHAPTER EIGHT: Chickamauga, August 27-September 24, 1863 / 121
CHAPTER NINE: Behind the Lines, Chattanooga,
September 30-October 21, 1863 /140
CHAPTER TEN: Missionary Ridge, October 26-November 19, 1863 / 151
CHAPTER ELEVEN: Missionary Ridge, November 25, 1863 / 163
Epilogue /168
Appendix: Personalities /171
Notes /199
Bibliography / 213
Index/219
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MAPS
Callaway's Civil War / 4
Vicinity of Chattanooga / 105
Battle of Chickamauga / 122
Batde of Missionary Ridge / 152
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I FEEL remarkably fortunate in having discovered the Joshua K. Callaway
letters at the Eugene C. Barker Texas History Center, University of Texas,
Austin, when I did. They had only recently been deposited there by his de-
scendants, thus making them accessible to scholars for the first time. I made
several visits to the center over a period of years, each time wondering
if indeed the letters were as fine as I remembered. Each time I found they
were even better than I remembered, and finally I sought permission to
publish them.
My quest for permission led me to Joshua's descendants, women and men
in whom he would have taken great pride and who are equally proud of their
ancestor. Although the collection had been divided into four groups in the care
of Doris Kellam Langley and her husband, Ralph, Betty Jo Lyon Jackson, Hor-
ace King Lyon, and Thomas C. Douglass Jr., it remained in excellent condi-
tion. Each caretaker, appreciating the high quality and the importance of the
letters, had taken pains to ensure their safety and preservation. The task of
editing the collection for publication has been most delightful and rewarding.
My sons, Ernest Albee and David Hallock, are now about the age Joshua
was when he marched off to war. I will be forever grateful that they have not
been called upon to make the choices and the sacrifices that Joshua had to
make. They, along with their wives, Bella Christ and Annmarie DeStefano
Hallock, and my beautiful granddaughters, Jenna Marie Hallock and Kayla
Lee Albee, are the joys of my life simply by being there.
In addition to being a joy of my life, Ernest also read and critiqued the
manuscript. Being a young man himself, he provided insights into Joshua's
thoughts that I had missed. Despite a busy life my sister, Sharon Hallock
Boutcher, also critiqued my work. And, as always, Grady McWhiney encour-
aged and advised me throughout the project and shared my enthusiasm for
the collection.
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