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Summary: Detailed, Easy to Read
Review: The Confederate story (written in the 1920's)as told by Mr. Henry is an evident detailed work, with easy readability that makes the going seamless.This is a military literary work that starts with the shelling of Fort Sumter, and ends in early April of 1865 with the surrender of General Johnston to General Sherman. With every campaign talked about, there are regional illustrations so the reader can follow along quite easily (even me!). With these tellings he weaves interesting anecdotes; brothers fighting on opposite sides of the war, or my favorite: A union soldier stole across the Confederate lines dressed in civilian clothing to enjoy a night of dancing out "on the town" with the single ladies, to be back across to the Union side the next morning. The author accomplished quite successfully the "feeling" that permeated the war; from the exasperation of Washington with its generals to the long winter of 1864 - 1865, where Lee's Army of Northern Virginia was always hungry, at the point of starvation (often on 1/6 rations), and cold because of a lack of boots or shoes. Indecision; General Lee had a Union Army commission in which he took pride, but the loyalty to his home state of Virginia is what decided his allegiance after the beginning of the war. As claimed on its jacket, this IS a complete one volume history of the short lived life of The Confederate States of America. For anyone looking to expand their knowledge on this period, I'd recommend this book to be a good start.
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