The Southern Journey of a Civil War Marine: The Illustrated Note-Book of Henry O. Gusley

by Henry O. Gusley and Edward T. Cotham Jr.

Book Overview

On September 28, 1863, the Galveston Tri-Weekly News caught its readers' attention with an item headlined "A Yankee Note-Book." It was the first installment of a diary confiscated from U.S. Marine... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292712839
• ISBN13: 9780292712836
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 213 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.3" x 10.1"

Customer Reviews

The Southern Journey of a Civil War Marine: The Illustrated Note-Book of Henry O. Gusley (Clifton an

Great book into the unknown history of the US Marines. This book is based on the dairy of a US Marine serving in the southern states. Great reference for me and my friends as we re-enact US & CS Marine from 1861-1865. I highly recommend this book.

The Southern Journey of a Civil War Marine

This is an excellent resource for learning about the life and duties of Marines during the Civil War. There are only a few existing personal accounts of Marines during that period. Gusley details a lot about daily shipboard life and the actions that he was involved in. Coupled with the drawings of the one of the doctors on board his ship, it makes for a good read for the history buff or the Civil War Marine or Navy re-enactor. As a former Marine and re-enactor, I highly recommend this book.

Yankee Marine Diary

As other reviews have pointed out, there are loads of Civil War diaries. What makes this unique is because it is by a Marine. The Marine forces were very small compared to the Army and Navy forces of both combatants. This was particularly interesting to me as some of his travels brought him along the Texas Gulf Coast, not very far from where I live. It is obvious from his writings that Marine duty with the Navy blockades in the South could be very boring at times. I enjoyed the book.