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

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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.