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1. A Gentleman and an Officer: A Military and Social History of James B. Griffin's Civil War
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In 1861, James B. Griffin left Edgefield, South Carolina and rode off to Virginia to take up duty with the Confederate Army in a style that befitted a Southern gentleman: on a fine-blooded horse, with two slaves to wait on him, two trunks, and his favorite hunting dog. He was thirty-five years old, a wealthy planter, and the owner of sixty-one slaves when he joined Wade Hampton's elite Legion as a major of cavalry. He left behind seven children, the eldest only twelve, and a wife who was eight and a half months pregnant. As a field officer in a prestigious unit, the opportunities for fame and glory seemed limitless. Griffin, however, performed no daring acts, nor did he inspire great loyalty in his men. Instead, he unknowingly provided a unique and invaluable portrait of the Confederate officers who formed the core of Southern political, military, and business leadership.In A Gentleman and an Officer, Judith N. McArthur and Orville Vernon Burton have collected eighty of Griffin's letters written at the Virginia front, and during later postings on the South Carolina coast, to his wife Leila Burt Griffin. Extraordinary in their breadth and volume, the letters encompass Griffin's entire Civil War service, detailing living conditions and military maneuvers, the jockeying for position among officers, and the different ways officers and enlisted men interacted during the Civil War. Unlike the reminiscences and biographies of high-ranking, well-known Confederate officers or studies and edited collections of letters of members of the rank and file, this collection sheds light on the life of a middle officer--a life turned upside down by extreme military hardship and complicated further by the continuing need for reassurance about personal valor and status common to men of the southern gentry. In these letters, Griffin describes secret troop movements in various military actions such as the Hampton Legion's role in the Peninsula Campaign (details that would certainly have been censored in more recent wars). Here he relates the march from Manassas to Fredricksburg, the siege of Yorktown and the retreat to Richmond, and the fighting at Eltham's landing and Seven Pines, where Griffin commanded the legion after Hampton was wounded. Throughout, as Griffin recounts these most extraordinary of times, he illuminates the most ordinary of day-to-day issues. One might expect to find a Confederate officer meditating on slavery, emancipation, or Lincoln. Instead, we are confronted by simple humanity and simple concerns, from the weather to gossip. Monumental historical events intruded on Griffin's life and sent him off to war, but his heartfelt considerations were about his family, his community, and his own personal pride. Ultimately, Griffin's letters present the Civil War as the refinery, the ordeal by fire, that tested and verified--or modified--Southern upperclass values.
With a fascinating combination of military and social history, A Gentleman and an Officer moves from the beginning of the Civil War at Fort Sumter through the end of the war and Reconstruction, vividly illustrating how the issues of the Civil War were at once devastatingly national and revealingly local.
2. Vintage photo of Debra Winger and Richard Gere in a scene from"An Officer and a Gentleman."
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CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY with every order. All our images are original photos from a press archive. There is only one copy of each photo.COLLECTIBLE / MEMORABILIA Vintage photographs are a great collectible. A moment in history is a great addition to any collection.
Great for WALL DECOR. An original piece of history in your home or your office.
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Size Size of photo 6.2" x 5.1"
Debra Winger and Richard Gere in a scene from "An Officer and a Gentleman."An Officer and a Gentleman is a 1982 American romantic drama[3] film that stars Richard Gere, Debra Winger and Louis Gossett, Jr., who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film, and was produced by Lorimar Productions for Paramount Pictures. It tells the story of Zack (Gere), a U.S. Navy Aviation Officer Candidate who is beginning his training at Aviation Officer Candidate School. While Zack meets his first true girlfriend during his training, a local young woman named Paula (Winger), he also comes into conflict with the hard-driving Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant (Gossett, Jr.), the Drill Instructor training his class. It was written by Douglas Day Stewart and directed by Taylor Hackford. The film's title uses an old expression from the British Royal Navy and subsequently from the U.S. Uniform Code of Military Justice, as being charged with "conduct unbecoming an Officer and a Gentleman" (from 1860). The film was commercially released in the U.S. on July 28, 1982. It was well received by critics, with a number calling it the best film of 1982. The film was a financial success, grossing $129.7 million[2] against a $6 million budget.Debra Lynn Winger (born May 16, 1955) is an American actress and producer. She has been nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Actress; for An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), Terms of Endearment (1983), and Shadowlands (1993). She won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress for Terms of Endearment, and the Tokyo International Film Festival Award for Best Actress for A Dangerous Woman (1993). Her other film roles include Urban Cowboy (1980),
3. Up Where We Belong (From "An Officer and Gentleman")
4. An Officer and a Gentleman 24X36 B&W Photo Poster
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Unique 24x36 inch poster on archival paper.Only from Silver Screen.
Will look stunning in your home or office
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When choosing one of our amazing poster images you are acquiring a piece of art history from the world of entertainment.Our exclusive posters have been high resolution scanned from original source material such as studio negatives, 35mm slides and large format transparencies to achieve the ultimate quality in the most stunning, crisp and vibrant style possible.This custom made poster will look stunning on your wall and is printed on premium quality 240 gsm archival satin photo paper.5. An Officer and a Gentleman (Widescreen Collector's Edition)
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A young man must complete his work at a Navy Flight school to become an aviator, with the help of a tough gunnery sergeant and his new girlfriend.6. Up Where We Belong,Theme From An Officer & Gentleman (Japan 7" Vinyl)
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Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes, Up Where We Belong ,Theme From An Officer & Gentleman (Japan 7" Vinyl), side B, Sweet Li'l Woman by Joe Cocker7. Officer and a Gentleman
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