Reminiscences of a Private: William E. Bevens of the First Arkansas Infantry C.S.A.

by William E. Bevens and Daniel E. Sutherland

Book Overview

Reminiscences of a Private is William Bevens's personal chronicle of his participation in such famous Civil War battles as Shiloh, Chickamauga, Atlanta, and Nashville. There is no supernal heroism here, no pretension, no grandiose analysis. Bevens is neither introspective nor philosophical, and he rarely dwells on the larger issues of the war. He concerns himself with what mattered to him as a common foot soldier. There are longer and fuller...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557282234
• ISBN13: 9781557282231
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 8.8"