As it Was - Reminiscences of a Soldier of the Third Texas Cavalry and the Nineteenth Louisiana Infantry (Paperback)

Cater's reminiscences of his Civil War experiences, simply titled ""As It Was"", comprises a superbly detailed and colorful description of a soldier's life in the ranks of the Third Texas Cavalry and the Nineteenth Louisiana Infantry.In the early chapters of ""As It Was"", Cater describes his youthful experiences, including his family life, education, hunting, and other pleasant pastimes, plantation activities and relationships with slaves, as well as social conditions. These chapters are valuable for their honest views of life in the late antebellum northwestern Louisiana and northeastern Texas.In early May 1861 a wealthy Rusk County planter, Richard H. Cumby, began recruiting a company of volunteers to serve as cavalrymen. More than one hundred men, including Douglas John Cater, answered the call.Representing the cream of Rusk County's young male population, they would be designated as Company B of Col. Elkanah Greer's Third Texas Cavalry, formed the following month in Dallas. Cater served with the Third Texas Cavalry in the Battle of Wilson's Creek and Elkhorn Tavern.In June 1862, Cater transferred to the Nineteenth Louisiana Infantry to be with his brother Rufus, and remained with that unit until the end of the war. He participated in the Battles of Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Franklin, and Nashville.

General

Imprint:	State House Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 1981
First published:	April 1981
Authors:	Douglas John Cater
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	266
ISBN-13:	978-1-933337-25-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > American history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Biography > Historical, political & military
LSN:	1-933337-25-7
Barcode:	9781933337258

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