The Fremantle Diary: A Journal of the Confederacy (Classics of War)

Name: The Fremantle Diary: A Journal of the Confederacy (Classics of War)
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Rating: 4.5 (134 reviews)
Author: James Fremantle

by James Fremantle

Historical Fiction

4.5 (134)

4.5 stars from 134 reviews

Published by Little, BrownPublished 1954-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You're fascinated by primary sources and want to understand the Civil War through someone who saw it all firsthand, unfiltered by later historians
You enjoy military history and the perspectives of outsiders observing iconic moments like Gettysburg
You appreciate intimate historical writing that captures both grand events and small human details from a crucial period

Maybe not for you if...

You're looking for a broad overview of Civil War causes and consequences, not a personal diary of one man's three-month tour
You want equal coverage of Union and Confederate perspectives, since this is entirely from the Southern vantage point
You prefer modern narrative history with plenty of analysis, rather than raw journal entries and period writing

About this book

James Fremantle, an English colonel on leave from Her Majesty's army, spent three months behind Confederate lines during the American Civil War. Within three hours of arriving in America, he witnessed a lynched bandit. Over the following months, Fremantle traveled from the war's western regions eastward, observing major events including the Battle of Gettysburg, which he watched from a tree outside General Hood's tent using a telescope. During his tour, Fremantle met Robert E. Lee, P. G. T. Beauregard, Jefferson Davis, and numerous other Confederate leaders. His diary documents these encounters and observations of the conflict. The book includes an introduction and notes by Walter Lord.

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