{"product_id":"a-civil-war-correspondent-in-albert-gaius-hills-9780786471935","title":"A Civil War Correspondent in New Orleans: The Journals and Reports of Albert Gaius Hills of the Boston Journal","description":"\u003cp\u003e This book contains the transcribed journals and reports of a war correspondent for the \u003ci\u003eBoston Journal\u003c\/i\u003e covering the campaign that captured New Orleans in 1862. Hills' journals begin in November 1861 and describe the Union preparations for the main assault and subsequent move up the Mississippi river, the attack on forts Jackson and St. Phillip, and his impression of the captured city. His observations from Union vessels in the Gulf Squadron as he covered the war in the Gulf are also included. His articles for the \u003ci\u003eBoston Journal\u003c\/i\u003e have herein been set near timely journal entries along with other notes to help the reader understand the context of what was going on in the war at the same time. A narrative of Hills' life using available records and family documents is included.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Albert Gaius Hills\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 078647193X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786471935\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/04\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d","brand":"Albert Gaius Hills","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46232955453695,"sku":"9780786471935","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_db000a95-5c1b-44ad-a061-90289f2f7989.jpg?v=1728991647","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-civil-war-correspondent-in-albert-gaius-hills-9780786471935","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}