James W. Silver

""A Life For The Confederacy: As Recorded In The Pocket Diaries Of Robert A. Moore"" is a historical book written by Robert A. Moore. The book is a compilation of the personal diaries of Robert A. Moore, a soldier who fought for the Confederacy during the American Civil War. The diaries were discovered by the author's great-grandson and provide a unique insight into the daily life of a Confederate soldier. The book is divided into chapters that cover different periods of the war, from the early days of training to the final battles. The author provides historical context for each chapter, explaining the significance of the events that occurred during that time. The diaries themselves are presented in their original form, with annotations and explanations provided by the author. The book provides a vivid and detailed account of life as a Confederate soldier, including the hardships of camp life, the battles fought, and the relationships formed with fellow soldiers. It also offers a glimpse into the personal life of Robert A. Moore, including his thoughts on the war, his family, and his faith. Overall, ""A Life For The Confederacy: As Recorded In The Pocket Diaries Of Robert A. Moore"" is a valuable historical document that provides a unique perspective on the American Civil War. It is a must-read for anyone interested in this period of history, as well as for those interested in the personal experiences of soldiers during wartime. This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

In this closely documented study, Professor James W. Silver examines the role of the church in the South during the Civil War: what part it played as a powerful social institution in shaping the mind of the South, bringing on secession, and promoting the war, and to what extent its efforts succeeded or failed.

Mississippi: The Closed Society is a book about an insurrection in modern America, more particularly, about the social and historical background of that insurrection. It is written by a Mississippian who is a historian, and who, on September 30, 1962, witnessed the long night of riot that exploded on the campus of the University of Mississippi at Oxford, when students, and, later, adults with no connection with the University, attacked United States marshals sent to the campus to protect James H. Meredith, the first African American to attend Ole Miss. In the first part of Mississippi: The Closed Society, Silver describes how the state's commitment to the doctrine of white supremacy led to a situation in which the Mississippian found that continued intransigence (and possibly violence) was the only course offered to him. In these chapters the author speaks in the more formal measures of the historian. In the second part of the book, ""Some Letters from the Closed Society,"" he reproduces (among other correspondence and memoranda) a series of his letters to friends and family--and critics--in the days and weeks after the insurrection. Here he reveals himself more personally and forcefully. In both parts of the book are disclosed the mind and heart of the Mississippian who is as haunted as William Faulkner was by the moral chaos of his native land.

The history of a university professor's daring stand for principles during the movement for civil rights in Mississippi and the history behind the writing of his incisive analysis entitled Mississippi: The Closed Society (1964)