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NO PARDONS TO ASK, NOR APOLOGIES TO MAKE |
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| Gary Joiner, Marilyn Joiner, Clifton Cardin |
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University of Tennessee Press
Voices of the Civil War Series 2006
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The Journal of William Henry King, Gray’s 28th Louisiana Infantry
University of Tennessee Press www.utpress.org |
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| BOOK INDEX |
CONTENTS
Foreword xi
Peter S. Carmichael, Series Editor
Acknowledgments
Editors’ Note
Introduction
The Journal of William Henry King, Gray’s 28th Louisiana Infantry Regiment
1. Muster, Organization, and Training
2. Home and Camp Jackson
3. Eastern Louisiana
4. Bayou Teche
5. The Cattle Drive and Home
6. Shreveport
7. The Red River Campaign and Aftermath
8. Arkansas
Epilogue: To the End of the War
Appendix 1. Bossier Banner, May 6, 1862
Appendix 2. Extras—1879
Appendix 3. Order to Colonel Randolph
Appendix 4. Henry King’s Siblings and Children
Appendix 5. Confederate Vessels Operating on Red River, 1863–65
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| REVIEWS |
| John Y. Simon, Southern Illinois UniversityCarbondale |
| “William Henry King’s exceptional journal, filled with lengthy, unusual, and illuminating entries, presents a novel perspective on military experience in Louisiana. This soldier, who complained incessantly, served faithfully, and wrote skillfully, now joins the roster of indispensable Confederate diarists.” |
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| Archie P. McDonald, Regents’ Professor of
History, Stephen F. Austin State University |
| “King was a sharp writer and had a bright intelligence
that, backed by a solid education, make
his writings stand out among Civil War diarists.
His sometimes withering criticisms of superiors
provide new insights into the world of the
common soldier—and into the class divisions
that lay just under the surface of the
Confederate war effort.” |
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| Book News, Vol. 22, No 1, February 2007 |
| Two-thirds of all Confederate soliders were absent without leave, but Jefferson Davis said the army was in better condition now than at any prevous time, King notes in late December 1863. He found the statements conflicted somewhat, but found just as interesting a fight between a group of men and women of ill-fame and a contingent of guards and prisoners. This is the account of an enlisted man, an ordinary solider, but he had a sharp eye and an even sharper wit and a sincere devotion to disregard for authority, a combination which served him well as a coping mechanism as he moved across the Mississippi theater of war. He noted not only the expected battles but his and others' personal perceptions of the causes and the repercussions on ordinary people like him, regardless of the circumstances of their eyes or wits. |
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| William A. Spedale |
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"The editors have preserved a valuable and unique journal of the Civil War experience."
William A. Spedale, author and historian, is a native Baton Rougeon with a lifelong interest in the American Civil War and World War II.
Civil War Book Review www.cwbr.com |
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