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The Mighty Few - Two First Hand Accounts by Confederate Soldiers During the American Civil War-Reminiscences of a Private of the First (Paperback)
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The Mighty Few - Two First Hand Accounts by Confederate Soldiers During the American Civil War-Reminiscences of a Private of the First (Paperback)
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Two excellent Confederate eyewitness accounts
This special Leonaur edition contains two small works combined for
good value and each written by a private soldier of the Confederate
Army who fought in the American Civil War. The diminutive Frank
Mixson, who quite literally ran away to enlist as a child at just
fourteen years old, writes about his wartime experiences in the
First South Carolina Volunteer Infantry regiment. He saw
campaigning and action at Manassas, Sharpsburg, Chattanooga, the
Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Petersburg and many other hard fought
skirmishes and battles. His finely observed words bring a fresh
perspective to the conflict and include details of many incidents
as well as personal anecdotes. This is an excellent first-hand
account that is all the more incredible because the author was
still a juvenile as the war concluded. The second account here is
shorter and unless accompanied by another work it may not have seen
republication in modern times. The more mature John Gill decided
from conviction to serve with those Marylanders who elected to join
the cause of the southern states. Few in number, these troops were
initially incorporated into the Virginian regiments. Following the
theft of his horse prior to enlistment John Gill saw service in the
infantry and later in the 2nd Virginia Cavalry and 1st. Maryland
Battalion of Cavalry. Confederate accounts of the civil war are
notably fewer than those from the Union Army and this book will be
a valuable addition to any library of the American Civil War.
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each
title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our
hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their
spines and fabric head and tail bands.
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