The role of the Missouri Confederate in the Civil War is too
often typified as that of the Bushwhacker, guerrilla, or partisan
ranger. Although these soldiers are certainly part of Missouri's
Confederate history, Missouri soldiers also fought for the South at
Shiloh and Corinth, from Vicksburg to Atlanta, in the assault at
Franklin, and in defense of Fort Blakely in Mobile Bay. Printed
primary accounts about these Confederate regiments from Missouri
are few. In this new book, author and editor William C. Winter
presents the story of the 1st Missouri Infantry, one of the best of
these regiments, through the words of Captain Joseph Boyce of
Company D, the St. Louis Greys.Less than two decades after the war,
Boyce began presenting his history of the regiment to the Southern
Historical and Benevolent Society of St. Louis. His text appeared
in the "Missouri Republican" after each lecture, resulting in a
serialized account spread over several years. Boyce's narrative
addresses his service from his involvement as a member of the
Missouri Volunteer Militia in the Camp Jackson massacre on May 10,
1861, until the regiment's surrender at Fort Blakely near Mobile,
Alabama, in April 1865. Boyce's history is offered here in full and
as a continuous story for the first time.Winter has written the
necessary introduction to each chapter, adding background to
Boyce's narrative that to Boyce was unneeded because many in his
initial audience had shared the experience of war. Through
extensive footnotes and the incorporation of other writings by
Boyce, Winter has significantly expanded Boyce's history but has
maintained the focus on the regiment's service in the war's western
theater.
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