Bloody banners and barefoot boys
Subtitle: a history of the 27th Regiment Alabama Infantry CSA : the Civil War memoirs and diary entries of J.P. Cannon, M.D.
By: compiled and edited by Noel Crowson and John V. Brogden.
Contributors: Crowson, Noel, 1947-; Brogden, John V., 1950-
Publisher: Burd Street Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Shippensburg, PA, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 156
Subjects: Cannon, J. P., b. 1843 -- Diaries.; Confederate States of America. Army. Alabama Infantry Regiment, 27th.; Soldiers -- Alabama -- Lauderdale County -- Diaries.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories.; Alabama -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate.; Alabama -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.; Lauderdale County (Ala.) -- Biography.
Description: "The thoughts and reactions of Private J.P. Cannon, 27th Alabama Infantry, take the reader into the Civil War through his eyes. This most uncommon viewpoint takes the reader on a journey through times and places not seen by many Civil War historians." The 27th saw action at Forts Henry and Donelson, the battles of Perryville, Port Anderson, Kenesaw Mountain, Atlanta, Franklin, Nashville, and Bentonville.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 152) and index.