Synopses & Reviews
andldquo;George W. Nicholsandrsquo;s aptly titled Soldierandrsquo;s Story is one of the classic narratives of frontline infantry service in the Army of Northern Virginia. Nicholsandrsquo;s 61st Georgia fought in the renowned brigade commanded in turn by General Alexander r. Lawton, General John B. Gordon, and General Clement A. Evans. Nichols framed his account without sentimental hindsight; in addition to reporting great battles and dramatic moments, he told the story of two cousins killing each other in a quarrel about cooking duties and described maggot-infested corpses around Spotsylvaniaandrsquo;s Bloody Angle. An annotated roster of the 61st supplies details about Nicholsandrsquo;s fellow veterans, some of which are not available anywhere else. Years of exhaustive research have made Professor K. S. Bohannon of the University of West Georgia the nonpareil leading authority on Georgiaandrsquo;s Civil War troops. Bohannonandrsquo;s introduction adduces strong new evidence about George Nichols and his book. A thorough index also makes the work more accessible than earlier editions.andrdquo;andmdash;Robert K. Krick, author of The Smoothbore Volley That Doomed the Confederacy: The Death of Stonewall Jackson and Other Chapters on the Army of Northern Virginiaand#160;
Synopsis
George W. Nichols s aptly titled Soldier s Story is one of the classic narratives of frontline infantry service in the Army of Northern Virginia. Nichols s 61st Georgia fought in the renowned brigade commanded in turn by General Alexander r. Lawton, General John B. Gordon, and General Clement A. Evans. Nichols framed his account without sentimental hindsight; in addition to reporting great battles and dramatic moments, he told the story of two cousins killing each other in a quarrel about cooking duties and described maggot-infested corpses around Spotsylvania s Bloody Angle. An annotated roster of the 61st supplies details about Nichols s fellow veterans, some of which are not available anywhere else. Years of exhaustive research have made Professor K. S. Bohannon of the University of West Georgia the nonpareil leading authority on Georgia s Civil War troops. Bohannon s introduction adduces strong new evidence about George Nichols and his book. A thorough index also makes the work more accessible than earlier editions. Robert K. Krick, author of The Smoothbore Volley That Doomed the Confederacy: The Death of Stonewall Jackson and Other Chapters on the Army of Northern Virginia"
Synopsis
One of the classic narratives of front line infantry service in the Army of Northern Virginia Nichol's 61st Georgia fought in the renowned brigade commanded consecutively by generals Alexander R. Lawton, John B. Gordon, and Clement A. Evans.
Framed without any excess of sentimental hindsight, in addition to reporting on great battles and dramatic moments, Nichol's told the story of two cousins killing each other in a quarrel about cooking duties and described maggot-infested corpses around Spotsylvania's Bloody Angle.
Includes an annotated roster of the 61st supplies which details about Nichol's fellow veterans, some of which is not available anywhere else.
Synopsis
George W. Nicholsandrsquo;s aptly titled Soldierandrsquo;s Story is one of the classic narratives of frontline infantry service in the Army of Northern Virginia.
About the Author
Robert E. L. Krick is a Richmond-based historian and author of Staff Officers in Gray: A Biographical Register of the Staff Officers in the Army of Northern Virginia. Keith S. Bohannon is an associate professor of history at the University of West Georgia and coeditor of Campaigning with “Old Stonewall”: Confederate Captain Ujanirtus Allen’s Letters to His Wife.