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Jan 5, 1906 — Apr 4, 1980· 74 yrs

UNITED STATES AUTHOR · HISTORY · MILITARY LIFE

Bell Irvin Wiley

Also known as: Bell I. Wiley, Bell Irvin. New foreword by C. Vann Woodward Wiley

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Bell Irvin Wiley (January 5, 1906 – April 4, 1980) was an American historian who specialized in the American Civil War and was an authority on military history and the social history of common people.

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DURING the thirty-five years that have elapsed since the first publication of The Life of Johnny Reb I have continued to read, for pleasure and information, letters and diaries of the common soldiers of the Confederacy.

— from The life of Johnny Reb, 1971

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American democracy

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The life of Johnny Reb, the common soldier of the Confederacy

1943

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This book is regarded as one of the best available accounts of the ordinary citizens who made up the Confederate army. The Life of Johnny Reb is not about the battles and skirmishes fought by the Confederate foot soldier. Rather, it is an intimate history of the soldier's daily life--the songs he sang, the foods he ate, the hopes and fears he experienced, the reasons he fought. The author has examined countless letters, diaries, newspaper accounts, and official records in constructing this frequently poignant, sometimes humorous account.

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The road to Appomattox

1956

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"Wiley sketches the course of the Confederacy's decline and reappraises the influences leading to its defeat." -- book jacket

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