Johnny Green of the Orphan Brigade: The Journal of a Confederate Soldier
- ISBN-10
- 0813193818
- ISBN-13
- 9780813193816
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 256
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021-12-14
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Author
- John Williams Green
Description
John W. Green (1841-1920), an enlisted man with Kentucky's famed Confederate Orphan Brigade throughout the Civil War, fought at Shiloh, Baton Rouge, Vicksburg, Chickamauga, Atlanta and many other crucial battles. An acute observer with a flair for humanizing the impersonal horror of war, he kept a record of his experiences, and penned an exciting front-line account of America's defining trial by fire. Albert D. Kirwan provides a brief history of the Orphan Brigade and a biography of Johnny Green. Introductions to each chapter explain references in the journal and also set the context for the major campaigns.
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