Phil Caudill will be discussing his book, Moss Bluff Rebel: A Texas Pioneer in the Civil War at the Austin Civil War Roundtable tomorrow. Click here for details.In a review, the roundtable called Moss Bluff Rebel an "exceptionally fast and interesting read for anyone interested in the history of Texas, business, the Civil War, or rural Texas life."
An excerpt:
The author, Philip Caudill, has expanded on this sketchy primary material with added research and presented a well-written and fascinating picture of life in southeast Texas from the perspective of a cavalry company commander. . .
Duncan's Civil War experience does provide some interesting insights into the Civil War experience in southeast Texas. The proximity of home and the ability to return there regularly and for extended periods of time probably caused greater morale problems for the Texas troops who actually saw the suffering on the homefront than for the Texas soldiers far from home in Virginia or Tennessee.
Duncan's Civil War experience does provide some interesting insights into the Civil War experience in southeast Texas. The proximity of home and the ability to return there regularly and for extended periods of time probably caused greater morale problems for the Texas troops who actually saw the suffering on the homefront than for the Texas soldiers far from home in Virginia or Tennessee.
I just ordered this book; I find it so great to find a book written about my Great, Great Grandfather. Will be a great thing to read and pass along to my children.
ReplyDeleteAs I get older, I find myself thinking of my younger life running around the same country as my parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents and now my great great grandparents. Locks you into the history and heritage of Texas.
Thank you so much for taking the time to write the book Mr. Caudill.
F. E. Gay Sr.