Johnny Green of the Orphan Brigade: The Journal of a Confederate Soldier [Hardcover]

John Williams Green (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 22, 2002

" WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY KENT MASTERSON BROWN Winner of the General Basil W. Duke Award for best Civil War reprint A riveting view of frontline Civil War action at Shiloh, Baton Rouge, Vicksburg, Chickamauga, Atlanta, and many other crucial battles. 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. A.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.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This history couples the day-to-day journal of one of the brigade's most battle-hardened veterans and his post-war reminisces, giving a unique perspective on the Orphans." -- Back Home in Kentucky

"This journal gives the common soldier's perspective from such notable conflicts as Shiloh and Chickamauga." -- Civil War Book Review

"A true classic, well-deserving this new printing." -- Civil War News

"Long out-of-print, this handsome new volume will be welcomed by Civil War readers who now have an opportunity to obtain one of the most readable first-hand accounts of the Civil War's western threatre." -- Lowell Harrison, Bowling Green Daily News

About the Author

A.D. Kirwan (1904-1971) was the seventh president of the University of Kentucky and the author of several books.

Kent Masterson Brown is an attorney in Lexington, Kentucky, and the author of Cushing of Gettysburg.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky (February 22, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 081312221X
• ISBN-13: 978-0813122212
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #323,174 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Soldier life in the 9th Kentucky at its best!, August 16, 2002

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This review is from: Johnny Green of the Orphan Brigade: The Journal of a Confederate Soldier (Hardcover)

Johnny Green was one of the very few to survive nearly 3 years of hard fighting, living and dealing with the hardships of war. His regiment lost nearly all of its strength in two years while the remaining joined up with the Cavalry in late 1864 for the remainder of the war. Johnny Green brings firsthand accounts to the battles of Shiloh, Vicksburg, Chickamauga, Chattanooga, Atlanta and various skirmishes inside the Tennessee,Georgia and South Carolina regions. His writing is not the best nor is spelling and pronounciation superb though he manages to tell his story well. Many he times writes about the confusion, lack of food, foraging, sharpshooting and massive artillery bombardments that would make it unstandable as to why nearly nobody lived. He brings you to camp and makes you feel as if you are there with the soldiers on a daily basis. He expresses his thoughts about his fallen comrades and his dovotion to the Southern cause when he is captured by Union troops near Atlanta. This interesting, tragic, humorous and deadly tale is brought together in 207 pages and covers a lot the Orphan Brigade's life. Great photographs, renderings and maps are included to match those mentioned in the book like Colonels, Generals,etc. This book is a great source of information for those interested in reading about Kentuckians involved in western campaigns and also about a decimated brigade in the Civil War.