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History of the Fourteenth Regiment Alabama Volunteers

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I ordered this book with the hopes that it would be a detailed history of the 14th Alabama. I received it and was immediately disappointed. The book is 115 pages (+/-) and conatins very little history. The muster rolls are all available on the internet. Pages 38-115 contain photos. The right page contains a single photo approximately 2x3 inches. The left page contains a one to two line location/explanation of the photo. No mention is made of the 14th's involvement in the photos. A real waste of paper putting only one photo per page and using a whole page for a description. A waste of money overall in my opinion.

Just received my book and read it in about 15-20 minutes. There is very little in the way of historical facts in the book. It contains mostly pictures that don't indicate the 14th Alabama was a part of the photo displayed. The only way this book contains 115 pages is because of the way they stretched out the photo section. The right page contains a single picture of roughly 2x3 inch. The left page contains a very brief description (one to two lines)of the photo. This method took up pages 38-115. The list of names on the muster rolls in the book can all be found on websites making this book, in my opinion, pretty much a waste of money.

THIS BOOK IS NOTHING BUT PICTURES. VERY UPSET WHEN RECIEVED BOOK.
WOULD NOT RECCOMEND TO ANYONE

I found this book to be wonderful, I have been looking for this book for years, and no one has ever reprinted it before. This book was originally written during the Civil War and Mr. Carver has allowed us to see it once again.

I unlike the other reviewer think the collection of photos is wonderful. The photos helped allow me to 'see' what the author was talking about.

Great Book, and I recommend it highly. If you are interested in regimental histories this one is wonderful.