Evault Boswell, editor of Texas Boys in Gray took the stories of the Texans who fought for the Confederacy from Mamie Yearys outstanding and classic book Reminiscences of the Boys in Gray that was published in 1912. In this condensed version, the editor takes the stories from Confederate Veterans that were in Texas Regiments and those who fought in other states regiments but settled in Texas after the Civil War. These are the reminiscences of the veterans experiences that they told decades after the war. These veterans still remember harrowing and brutal accounts of the battles they fought in, camp life, religious faith during the war, and how they look back on the war years after it was over. The following chapters are: - Original Forward by Miss Mamie Yeary - Preface - Chapter 1: Close Encounters - Chapter 2: The Halt, the Lame, and the Dead - Chapter 3: Christ in the Camp - Chapter 4: Terrible Cost and Hardships - Chapter 5: Rally round the Flag, Boys - Chapter 6: Hardtack and Rats - Chapter 7: Afterglow - Chapter 8: The High and the Mighty - Chapter 9: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to War - Chapter 10: Over These Prison Walls I Would Fly - Chapter 11: Valor and Bravado - Index by Cities and Contributors These veterans tell their stories of how they and their comrades fought from 1st Manassas (Bull Run) to Pea Ridge to Gettysburg to Chickamauga to Sailors Creek. These veterans stories are vivid and fascinating and in some cases they only gave a sentence or two. But they are all fascinating to read and gives you a greater appreciation of why they fought for Texas and the Confederacy. A great read for anyone interested in Texas in the Civil War, battles of the eastern theatre and western theatre in the war, Civil War and Confederate History. A HIGHLY RECOMMENDED READ!
Posted on: Thu, 21 Aug 2014 00:48:30 +0000
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