Life in the Confederate Army

Life in the Confederate Army gives a unique perspective into the experiences of an everyday soldier during the Civil War. In his introduction, the author states: "The following account of my experiences as a private soldier in the Confederate Army during the great war of 1861-'65 records only the ordinary career of an ordinary Confederate soldier. It does not treat of campaigns, army maneuvers , or plans of battles, but only of the daily life of a common soldier, and of such things as fell under his limited observation."