"Far, Far from Home" The Wartime Letters of Dick and Tally Simpson, Third South Carolina Volunteers

ISBN-10: 0195086643

ISBN-13: 9780195086645

Edition: 1994

Authors: Dick Simpson, Tally Simpson, Guy R. Everson, Edward W. Simpson, Tally Simpson

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This is a selection of wartime letters of Dick and Tally Simpson of South Carolina from their service in the Civil War on the Confederate side -- Tally was killed and Dick survived the war.

Book details

List price: $43.99
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/9/1994
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 5.35" wide x 8.11" long x 0.39" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

Simpson is a navy fighter pilot who commanded Air Group 35 in World War II. He recently retired from the South Carolina House of Representatives.



Cast of Characters


Introduction



"My Feeling of Duty Urges Me to It."



"A Fight Is Daily Anticipated."



"I Never Slept As Cold in My Life."



"I Believe God Is With Us."



"I Was in the Hottest Part of the Fight."



"Tis a Topic Which Interests Me a Great Deal."



"Never Did Troops Fight Better Than Ours."



"Remember Me Kindly to All Friends."



"It Is My Mournful Duty to Communicate to You..."


Epilogue


Sources Cited


Chronological Listing of Letters


Index