Civil War Soldier's Diary Handwritten in Three Volumes
These recently discovered books were found in a stored trunk, they had evidently been there a long time. This is a piece of history recorded as I have never seen. You must make your own judgements. I will be happy to answer any questions I can.
The diary/autobiography being offered is in 3 volumes. Each volume covers a specific activity in the life of one James Woods. Volume 1 in general deals with Mr. Woods conscription into the Confederate army and his loyalty to the union of the states. He records his feelings and emotions while in Mobile in a most vivid manner.
Although in the southern army he lets others know of his loyaltys and is accused of trying to entice others to his view. Volume 2 is the story of his courts martial for mutiny, his unexpected conviction, and his sentencing to death. He is held in prison in Atlanta Georgia awaiting execution by firing squad. Volume 3 concerns situations as the war winds down, and the Confederate army becomes desperate.
Woods is released from prison, along with many others and put back in the war. He is under the command of General Bragg in the generals various encounters with General Rosecrans of the union army in and around middle Tennessee. Specific battles written of are Stones River in Murfreesboro, Tennessee; the battles of Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge and others near Chattanooga, Tennessee; and battles in and around Tullahoma, Tennessee. The writing is beautiful script and in most places quite legible.
The bindings need to be redone; they show the wear and the improper storage of the last 150+ years. The item "Civil War Soldier's Diary Handwritten in Three Volumes" is in sale since Sunday, July 10, 2016. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\Civil War (1861-65)\Original Period Items\Documents". The seller is "ragandbonz" and is located in Reeds Spring, Missouri.
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- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States