Kentucky Cavaliers in Dixie
Author | : George Dallas Mosgrove |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 382 |
Release | : 1957 |
ISBN-10 | : UCAL:B3288478 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (78 Downloads) |
Download or read book Kentucky Cavaliers in Dixie written by George Dallas Mosgrove and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mosgrove admits to a romanticism influenced by Sir Walter Scott in his description of the superiority of the officers and "some of the boys" in his regiment. At the same time, his narrative includes unadorned passages that depict with stark honesty the sordidness of war and man's inhumanity. Mosgrove provides firsthand information about military actions at Blue Springs, Saltville, and elsewhere, and relates details of his participation in John Hunt Morgan's Last Kentucky Raid and the skirmish where Morgan was killed. Mosgrove's highly entertaining account is a perceptive and informative retelling of the truth as he saw it.