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Siege Train - The Journal of a Confederate Artillery-man in the Defense of Charleston (Paperback, New edition)
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Siege Train - The Journal of a Confederate Artillery-man in the Defense of Charleston (Paperback, New edition)
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A remarkable account of life on the Charleston front On July 10,
1863, Confederate Major Edward Manigault began a diary which is
today one of the most unusual documents to survive the Civil War.
Covering 13 months of combat, it is a day-by-day, sometimes
hour-by-hour, account of life on the front lines during the Civil
War. Major Manigault was an intelligent, acute observer. His battle
scenes are vivid and dramatic. And, although his diary was an
official document, by order of General P. G. T. Beauregard, his
descriptions of infantry fighting often include amusing personal
asides -- such as having to choose between saving a valuable saddle
or saving his life when his horse was shot out from under him. But
most interesting are the major's descriptions of the daily
administration and training of his unit under field conditions.
Some of his administrative details are available from no other
source -- he describes the procedures of artillery practice in the
field; he gives numerous tables recording the results of combat
firing and statistics such as weight of projectiles, charges,
ranges and elevations; he describes how certain types of artillery
projectiles actually worked, or failed to work, against an enemy.
Major Manigault's journal provides a wealth of information for
Civil War scholars. But, surprisingly, the detail detracts very
little from the journal's entertainment value for the casual
reader. Manigault's diary depicts his unit's participation in such
well-known engagements as the battle for Battery Wagner and the
attempt to sieze the U.S. gunboat Marblehead. Siege Train is a
vivid picture of day-to-day operations as well as the trials of a
competent, but uncelebrated, battalion commander trying to
accomplish his job under combat conditions.
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