Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

Wiley, Bell Irvin

The life of Johnny Reb the common soldier of the Confederacy Bell Irvin Wiley - Baton Rouge Louisiana State University Press 1943 - 444 p

Off to the war --
Baptism of fire --
Besetting sins --
In winter quarters --
Heroes and cowards --
Bad beef and cornbread --
From finery to tatters --
Trials of soul --
Breaking the monotony --
Consolations of the spirit --
Dear folks --
Kicking over the traces --
The deadliest foe --
The gentler sentiments --
Muzzle loaders and makeshifts --
Blue bellies and beloved enemies --
What manner of men.

A skilled picture of the life of the Confederate private--what he felt, what he suffered, what hfe enjoyed and feared.

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--Confederate States of America




Armed Forces Military life.
History --United States--Civil War, 1861-1865

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