A Rebel's Recollections
George Cary Eggleston's Civil War memoir begins with a separate essay on the living conditions and political opinions of Virginia’s citizenry before secession. The body of the work contains vivid descriptions and accounts of the men and women of the South during the time of the Confederacy. Eggleston praises its war heroes, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and Jeb Stuart, but is highly critical of Jefferson Davis and of his government’s inefficiencies, red-tape, and favoritism. The book concludes with the war's end and a tribute to the character of the newly freed slaves.
This informative and engaging work, much of which appeared in The Atlantic Monthly, enjoyed great popularity throughout the country. Originally published in 1874, it went through four editions by 1905.
( Lee Smalley)
Genre(s): War & Military, Memoirs
Language: English
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
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| Play 01 | Prefaces of 1874 and 1905 | Lee Smalley |
00:07:35 |
| Play 02 | Part 1: The Old Regime in the Old Dominion | Lee Smalley |
00:21:59 |
| Play 03 | Part 2: The Old Regime in the Old Dominion | Lee Smalley |
00:18:45 |
| Play 04 | Part 3: The Old Regime in the Old Dominion | Lee Smalley |
00:18:12 |
| Play 05 | Ch. 1: The Mustering | Lee Smalley |
00:28:56 |
| Play 06 | Ch. 2: The Men Who Made the Army | Lee Smalley |
00:28:16 |
| Play 07 | Ch. 3: The Temper of the Women | Lee Smalley |
00:20:21 |
| Play 08 | Ch. 4: Of the Time When Money Was "Easy" | Lee Smalley |
00:32:21 |
| Play 09 | Ch. 5 The Chevalier of the Lost Cause | Lee Smalley |
00:31:05 |
| Play 10 | Ch. 6: Lee, Jackson, and Some Lesser Worthies | Lee Smalley |
00:31:06 |
| Play 11 | Ch. 7: Some Queer People | Lee Smalley |
00:24:01 |
| Play 12 | Ch. 8: Red Tape | Lee Smalley |
00:37:05 |
| Play 13 | Ch. 9: The End, and After | Lee Smalley |
00:32:42 |