HOW A ONE-LEGGED REBEL LIVES - MEMOIR OF STONEWALL JACKSON CAMPAIGNS - MINT

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HOW A ONE-LEGGED REBEL LIVES REMINISCENCES OF CIVIL WAR THE STORY OF THE CAMPAIGNS OF STONEWALL JACKSON AS TOLD BY JOHN S. ROBSON Late of the 52 nd Regiment Virginia Infantry; High Private in the “Foot Cavalry” From Alleghany Mountain to Chancellorsville Introduction by Kent Masterson Brown With a Complete Regimental Rosters of Both Great Armies at Gettysburg MINT CONDITION This is a new, unread, pristine-condition book. Clean, Sharp, Bright, Solidly-Bound, New Book New, Mint Condition Dust Jacket ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN 1898, THIS IS A 1984 REPRINT BY BUTTERNUT PRESS A disabled, veteran of the Civil War who was raised in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, John S. Robson’s account begins with his enlistment in the Confederate army at age sixteen. Leaving school and volunteered on June 16, 1861, when his "patriotism boiled over," and, caught up by the war fever, he joined Company D in the 52nd Regiment of the Virginia Infantry. In his extraordinary memoir of the war, he describes his experiences and observations in the Confederate army and provides an excellent appreciation of the motivation of the Confederate soldier. Robson details many hardships and many of the battles, such as Allegheny Mountain and Port Republic, in which he fought. He gives approximate casualty reports for both sides in each battle with comparisons of Union and Confederate dead and wounded. In one of the most compelling chapters of the work, Robson describes a typical battle from the individual soldier's point of view. His most detailed accounts follow the campaigns of Stonewall Jackson, whom Robson describes as the hero of his book. He notes the men's unwavering faith in both Jackson and Robert E. Lee and attributes this partially to their high visibility in battle, noting the Union generals were rarely seen at the front of the fields. Robson believes that had Jackson lived to fight at Gettysburg, the Confederacy would have won the Civil War. He does not describe the events that led to the amputation of his right leg until the final chapter of the narrative, and even then, he does so with little detail, speaking only of his time in the hospital after the injury. He spends most of the chapter discussing the details of the Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia in which he served as a courier for General John Pengram. He writes only briefly and abstractly of his travels and acquaintances after the war. Overall, Robson remains committed to what he believes to be the Confederate cause in which Southerners rejected the "tyranny" and "fanaticism" of the central Republican government. He criticizes the brutality of Union generals such as Pope and Sherman and consistently brings attention to the CSA's success in the face of seemingly insurmountable disadvantages in resources. The volume also contains a list of generals that served in the Confederate army, general personnel statistics for both armies, a list of battles and skirmishes fought in Virginia, and officer rosters for both forces at the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Advertisements for a variety of services and goods, including prosthetic limbs, can be found at the end. THIS BOOK IS IN MINT CONDITION! This wonderful, book is new, unread and in pristine condition. Bound in brown covers with black lettering and coming in a matching dust jacket, the book is new and has no shortcomings. The book is clean, bright, sharp and solidly bound. The dust jacket is new and has no wear. The exterior has no bumping, rubbing or wear. The interior is clean and there isn’t a mark in the book. The book is illustrated. A wonderful, new, memoir of this Confederate soldier with General Jackson. As always, feel free to ask questions! We ship upon payment receipt (no waiting), offer a variety of postal options including media mail, and carefully wrap books to protect them during shipment. For more great books, check ou... read more

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