THE SOUTHERN SOLDIER BOY - 56th REGIMENT NORTH CAROLINA TROOPS

Description: THE SOUTHERN SOLDIER BOY A THOUSAND SHOTS FOR THE CONFEDERACY BY JAMES CARSON ELLIOTT Company F, 56th Regiment, N.C.T., C.S.A., 1861-1865 Shelby, North Carolina MINT CONDITION Brand new, unread, pristine condition booklet. Clean, Tight, New Facsimile Pamphlet Excellent Insights into Life in the Confederate Army ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN 1907, THIS IS A 1979 REPRINT OUT-OF-PRINT This wonderful booklet provides the first-hand observations, reminiscences and personal experiences of Private James Carson Elliott, Company F, 56th Regiment, North Carolina Troops, Confederate States of America. In this one, the truth is more amazing that fiction. The book contains numerous historical incidents of the Civil War including Elliott’s observations in the nine month siege of Petersburg, his capture and horrific experiences in the prison pen. Written from the standpoint of a Private soldier, this book has extraordinary content both about the Civil War and about its aftermath. Portions of the book address the following topics: Jamestown and its Significance; the Jamestown Exposition; A Tribute to Virginia; History of Company F, 56th Regiment; Confederate Monument at Shelby; A Patriotic Recruit; A Bad Case if Itch; Longstreet's Corps on the way to Chickamauga; Shooting an Outlaw, Removing Federal Prisoners from Richmond to Andersonville,: Navigating the Appomattox River; Incidents in the Lines; Reminiscence of Point Lookout Prison; A Negro Servant who Claimed he Carried White Ladies Hair; Begging Crumbs from a Negro's Table; Two Patriot Soldiers and one who was out for the Bounty; On the Warf Detail and Waiting to Steal Something from Uncle Sam's Plentiful Stores; The Invasion of Home Land After Lee's Surrender; A Faithful Negro Servant; Would not let them take all the Meat the Man Had; Confederate Troops Commit Outrages, Plunder and Murder; A Hearty Conscript; Scenes at Appomattox - Stragglers in the Union Army; A Patriotic Darkey; An Aggrieved Union Soldier Seeks Sympathy from His Southern People; Field Officers of the 56th Regiment, North Carolina; A True Virginia Boy and a Bit of Romance; Colonel Billy Miller's Upright Farm in the Upright Regions of Cleaveland County; and How He Came to Win It, with Sketches of the County and Some of its People; Uncle Abe Wallis' Visit to Washington; An Irish Socialist; Seven Day's Fight Around Richmond; and The Negro Problem. Excellent condition reprint of the original 1907 First Edition. This booklet is brand new, unread, and in pristine condition. This pamphlet is in excellent condition. It is clean and tight. It has no writing, smudging or foxing and the pages are in great condition. Both the interior pages and exterior wrap are in fine condition. A wonderful, new copy of this historic and interesting booklet. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter

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