What we have in this slim; but evocative; paperback is a chance to experience and appreciate a soldier in the Army of Northern Virginia much as his family would have done. -Civil War Courier"I expect to be a man of honor to our country at the risk to my life." -Pvt. Eli Pinson Landers; letter dated September 24; 1863; camp near Chattanooga; Tenn.When her neighbor handed her the stack of yellowed letters that had been rescued from an Atlanta; Georgia; pile of trash; author Elizabeth Whitley Roberson had no idea who Eli Pinson Landers was. Landers; a Confederate soldier in the Civil War; was the author of these evocative; insightful letters written to his mother; Susan Landers; back in their home of Yellow River; Georgia.His letters include Civil War history; battle details; and an emerging portrait of a young man who loved his family and country. Written with the faith and steadfast loyalty of a young soldier; the missives reveal to us a human dimension of that bloodiest of all American wars that we are seldom permitted to see.
#5159943 in Books 1991-12Original language:English 9.25 x 6.25 x 1.00l; #File Name: 1561900184178 pages178 pp.;maps; roster; cloth.
Review
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Clear; concise; easy readingBy ChipMy 2nd Great Grandfather; George Patterson Vaden served in the Richmond Fayette Artillery during the Civil War. This book provides a complete history of his regiment including details in which battles the battery was engaged. In my opinion; it was a quick and easy read and provided me with the details I sought out to learn about my ancestor's company's involvement in the Civil War.
