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Recollections of a Confederate Staff Officer
Recollections of a Confederate Staff Officer Author:G. Moxley Sorrel In this unique series the Civil War comes vividly to life. Here are eyewitness accounts--many available for the first time in decades--by generals, journalists, and ordinary foot soldiers, both blue and gray, that relive the conflict in all its terrible glory. Each volume brings you a human perspective on the war--its most decisive battles, its ... more »most remarkable personalities.
In Recollections of a Confederate Staff Officer, Gen. G. Moxley Sorrel captures the essence of the Confederate spirit and the inner workings of its armies under Longstreet, Lee, and Bragg. Describing battles from Manassas to Spottsylvania, Sorrel offers rare, poignant snapshots of the war, such as Lee setting his sights on an overconfident Pope; meeting enemy leaders to bury the dead; and the taste of ripe cherries in the midst of the maelstrom of Gettysburg. Here, in all its tattered glory, is the haunting, personality-filled chronicle of the Great Lost Cause as experienced by one of its men in gray.« less