Three Confederates From Kanawha County, West Virginia [Mass Market Paperback]

William R. Hudnall (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2001

Chronological account of two brothers and a first cousin, all three born in Western Virginia prior to the Civil War, who joined JEB Stuart's Confederate 10th Virginia Cavalry. All survived war's rigors, including two who were captured, only to return to the new state of West Virginia which had been joined with the Union during their absence. The story highlights how returning ex-Confederates were treated after returning to a Union State and their "homes". Illustrated with real time photos of battlefield areas they would have visited with their unit. Photos and a short bio of each of their war time leaders, with maps and several other illustrations for placing credibility to their story.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"In uncertain times following the Civil War (West Virginia's) Confederate veterans were mentioned little." -- Charleston (West Virginia) Gazette-Mail, Nov 14, 2001

"the book offers a well-researched account of three ancestors...with factual details from a large array of sources" -- Farmville (Virginia) Hereald, Nov 16,2001

A riveting look at the privations of real people of war ... by a soldier who knows books. -- Virginian Pilot Newspaper, September 23, 2001

About the Author

William R. Hudnall is the grandson of one of the Confederates in this book. Born in 1933 he was commissioned through ROTC and served 25 years in the US Army, retiring as a Lt. Colonel. He holds a Masters Degree and was awarded the Army's Meritorious Service, Bronze Star and Commendation Medals. He served in West Berlin, Iran and Vietnam. A trained Army Ranger he also holds the Freedoms foundation Honor Medal and was featured in the 1986 Who's Who in Southeastern United States. He won Honorable Mention in a Tehran, Iran, writing contest in 1973; has been published in the Army Communicator Magazine and his local history articles have been printed in the Community of Ward Reunion Books.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 99 pages
• Publisher: Kellys Creek Publishers (June 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0971112908
• ISBN-13: 978-0971112902
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,291,503 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars An Appalachian treasure., October 29, 2001

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Adolph H. "Dolph" Connard III (Clermont, GA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Three Confederates From Kanawha County, West Virginia (Mass Market Paperback)

Having been born and reared in the same area of West Virginia as the subjects and author of this book; interrelated to the Hudnall family through several marriages between members of their family and mine; myself a Civil War buff and sympathizer of the Confederate cause; and having a personal knowledge of the years of arduous effort that went into the documentation of the historical facts set forth in this work, I naturally looked forward to its publication with almost as much anxiety and anticipation as its author. The wait was worth it. Mr. Hudnall has superbly chronicled in an easy to read style, the trials endured by certain of his family members as they followed the course of their personal convictions throughout one of the most tumultuous periods of this nation's history.... convictions which happened to be contrary to the tide of public opinion of those amid whom they not only were related by blood but by close personal acquaintance. Three Confederates From Kanawha County, West Virginia should, hopefully, soon find a well-deserved place in the private and public libraries of not only historians and government institutions, but in those of anyone having an interest in, and appreciation for, the individual sacrifices which were required in making America become the superpower nation of the world she ultimately became.