A Rebel's Recollections is a southerner's retrospective on the Civil War. George Cary Eggleston was a Virginian and fought in the Army of Northern Virginia.
A Rebel's Recollections is a southerner's retrospective on the Civil War. George Cary Eggleston was a Virginian and fought in the Army of Northern Vir...
If you open your mouth again, I'll drive my fist down your throat " The young man, or boy rather, -for he was not yet eighteen years old, -who made this very emphatic remark, was a stalwart, well-built youth, lithe of limb, elastic in movement, slender, straight, tall, with a rather thin face, upon which there was as yet no trace of coming beard, high cheek bones, and eyes that seemed almost to emit sparks of fire as their lids snapped rapidly together. He spoke in a low tone, without a sign of anger in his voice, but with a look of earnestness which must have convinced the person to whom he...
If you open your mouth again, I'll drive my fist down your throat " The young man, or boy rather, -for he was not yet eighteen years old, -who made th...
Excerpt from Camp Venture: A Story of the Virginia Mountains "I'm tired, and the other pack mules are tired, I and from the way you move I imagine that the rest of you donkeys are tired " called out Jack Ridsdale, as the last of the mules and their drivers scrambled up the bank and gained a secure foothold on the little plateau. "I move that we camp here for the night. All in favor say 'aye.' The motion's carried unanimously." With that the tall boy threw off the pack that burdened his shoulders, set his gun up against a friendly tree and proceeded in other ways to relieve himself...
Excerpt from Camp Venture: A Story of the Virginia Mountains "I'm tired, and the other pack mules are tired, I and from the way you move I imagine...
Excerpt from A Captain in the Ranks: A Romance of Affairs This story is intended to supplement the trilogy of romances in which I have endeavored to show forth the Virginian character under varying conditions. "Dorothy South" dealt with Virginia life and character before the Confederate war. "The Master of Warlock" had to do with the Virginians during the early years of the war, when their struggle seemed hopeful of success. "Evelyn Byrd" was a study of the same people as they confronted certain disaster and defeat. The present story is meant to complete the picture. It...
Excerpt from A Captain in the Ranks: A Romance of Affairs This story is intended to supplement the trilogy of romances in which I have endeavored ...
