Books by "James E. Vines"
8 books found
Those Gallant Men of the Twenty-Eighth Alabama Confederate Infantry Regiment
by James Harmon Walker, Robert Curren
1997 · Heritage Books
The authors provide a thorough listing of 1,648 men who belonged to the 28th Alabama Confederate Infantry Regiment during the Civil War, and vividly describe the gallant men's lives before, during and after the conflict. The regiment was composed of ten companies of men, recruited from eight central Alabama counties: Blount, Dallas, Jefferson, Marshall, Perry, Shelby, Talladega and Walker. Some of the men were from plantations in the wealthy "black belt" region of Alabama, while others were from poor "one mule farms" from the hill country of the state. This work includes the diary of Captain Isaac McAdory, who recorded the day-by-day activities of the regiment and its participation in seven major battles and numerous skirmishes from the time of its organization in 1862 until its surrender in 1865. One of the strangest occurrences in modern military history was to fall upon the regiment when General Braxton Bragg had two of its members assassinated by firing squad for going AWOL. By the time the Civil War ended, 529 men from this regiment had been hospitalized, 395 had become prisoners of war, and 403 had lost their lives in battle. The first third of the book gives the background and organizational history of the regiment and a photograph of its battle flag of silk, designed by the renowned artist Nicola Marshall, who also designed the original Confederate battle flag. The bulk of the book is an appendix which summarizes the men's service records, and hospital and death records, and presents a glossary of medical terms, biographical sketches, and census records of many of their families. An everyname index completes the work. As a historian and genealogist, James Walker has presented a work from which researchers, historians and Civil War buffs will greatly benefit, while getting to know the remarkable men, those gallant men, of the 28th Alabama Confederate Infantry Regiment.
Experiment Station Work, XVIII
by A. A. Denton, A. J. Pieters, C. L. Marlatt, Charles Ford Langworthy, David Montgomery Nesbit, Edward James Wickson, Frederick William Mally, George Edward Patrick, George Fayette Thompson, George Griswold Hill, Henry Eugene Williams, Mark Alfred Carleton, Mary Hinman Abel, Maurice O. Eldridge, William Logan Hall
1900
By the time that Queen Victoria ascended the throne in 1837, the list of crimes liable to attract the death penalty had effectively been reduced to murder. Yet, despite this, the gallows remained a source of controversy in Victorian Britain and there was a growing unease in liberal quarters surrounding the question of capital punishment. Unease was expressed in various forms, including efforts at outright abolition. Focusing in part on the activities of the Society for the Abolition of Capital Punishment, James Gregory here examines abolitionist strategies, leaders and personnel. He locates the 'gallows question' in an imperial context and explores the ways in which debates about the gallows and abolition featured in literature, from poetry to 'novels of purpose' and popular romances of the underworld. He places the abolitionist movement within the wider Victorian worlds of philanthropy, religious orthodoxy and social morality in a study which will be essential reading for students and researchers of Victorian history.
In Grace Blockers: Releasing the Flow of God’s Mercy and Grace, the reader will learn about what ‘Grace Blockers’ are, how they develop, and what needs to happen to successfully remove them and allow the reader to enjoy the journey to full Christian maturity and effective service in God’s Kingdom. The reader will gain insights into such matters as: Is there a spiritual heart separate and distinct from our internal blood pump? What is ‘the mind,’ who controls it, and what does it have to do with our behaviors? What is ‘prevenient grace,’ and how does it work? Should Christians attempt to convert those who declare themselves as atheists? Agnostics? What is ‘Faith-Based’ counseling, and does it differ from Christian counseling? Can an unsaved person be helped through Faith-Based counseling? What grace blockers stand between man and God, and interfere with his desire that all be saved? What is the relationship between Christian maturity and the fruit of the Holy Spirit? What grace blockers can prevent a believer from reaching their full potential in Christ? And much, much more. Enjoy the read, and may the Holy Spirit of God make it a true blessing to you!