{"product_id":"2940157887841","title":"Perry's Saints: The Fighting Parsons in the Civil War (Abridged, Annotated)","description":"A fighter from his youth, a graduate of West Point, and a veteran of the Texan fight with Santa Ana, James H. Perry was no shrinking violet. But when he killed an honorable Mexican commander by mistake, he resigned his commission and turned to the ministry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Fort Sumter was fired upon, Reverend Perry proclaimed, \"I was educated by the government; it now needs my services. I shall resign my ministry, and again take up my sword.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerry led the 48th New York Infantry, Perry's Saints, through some of the fiercest fighting of the war. Though many officers and men were very far from being saint-like in tastes or disposition, there were a number of \"fighting parsons\" among them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt Fort Pulaski, Drury's Bluff, Cold Harbor, operations against Petersburg and Richmond, the Fighting Parsons were on the front lines. Here is there story, told by one of their own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery memoir of the American Civil War provides us with another view of the catastrophe that changed the country forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the first time, this long out-of-print volume is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers, tablets, and smartphones. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBe sure to LOOK INSIDE by clicking the cover above or download a sample.","brand":"BIG BYTE BOOKS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47075350872304,"sku":"2940157887841","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940157887841_p0.jpg?v=1764110483","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940157887841","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}