The War Service of Marion Francis Baxter, C.S.A.

by Lionel Francis Baxter, John Walker Baxter, John Medders

Book Overview

This is the story of a thirteen year old boy who lied about his age in April, 1861, and joined Adams Rifles, a company of volunteers from Handsboro, Mississippi. The unit became Company E of the 20th Mississippi Infantry. The boy, Marion Francis Baxter, soon found himself in action in Western Virginia and somewhat later was taken prisoner at Fort Donelson, Kentucky. After his exchange at Vicksburg, in September of 1862, he was in constant combat...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738869414
• ISBN13: 9780738869414
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Xlibris Us
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.3" x 11.0"