Reminiscences of a Private: William E. Bevens of the First Arkansas Infantry, C.S.A. by Sutherland William E. Bevens ISBN 13: 9781557282231

University of Arkansas Press, 1999-07-01. hardcover. Used: Good.

From back cover: "This memoir is a rare treasure. It is a perspective of combat from the viewpoint of a young, nonslaveholding Arkansan from Jacksonport who served as a lowly infantryman for the duration of the Civil War." - James M. Woods, Georgia Southern UniversityBook - Fine condition. Clean. Tight.Dust Jacket - Fine condition. Very minimal rubbing or edge/corner wear. Please see photos.282 pages including Index.

University of Arkansas Press, 1992. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 26th Printing. Large Octavo.

University of Arkansas Press, 1992-03-15. Hardcover. Very Good. 3.0457 in x 21.5736 in x 14.9746 in.

Arkansas: University Of Arkansas Press, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. near fine/near fine. octavo.(9" x 6") 282pp. Signed and dated by author Daniel Sutherland on half-title page. A very nice copy in dust jacket. In a protective wrapper.

Hardback. New. Many memoirs of warfare find their way into print and onto bookshelves, but most such accounts tend to range far afield from the events that gave rise to them: fact and fiction blur, drama and grandeur replace the tedium of long marches and endless waiting, and selective memories meld with action to reshape battles. Not so with this diary. Reminiscences of a Private is a faithful and personal chronicle of William Bevens's participation in such famous Civil War battles as Shiloh, Chickamauga, Atlanta, and Nashville. There is no supernal heroism here, no pretension, no grandiose analyses. Bevens is neither introspective nor philosophical, and he rarely dwells on the larger issues of the war. He concerns himself with what mattered to him as a common foot soldier. There are longer and fuller accounts of the war; there are few as honest or as direct as this rough journal. By confining his contributions as editor to filling gaps in Bevens's narrative, to correcting some misspellings,… Read More

Univ of Arkansas Pr, 1992. Hardcover. New. revised subsequent edition. 282 pages. 9.00x6.50x1.00 inches.

University of Arkansas Press, 1999-07-01. hardcover. Used:Good.

University of Arkansas Press, 1999-07-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!