A Texas Cavalry Officer's Civil War
Subtitle: The Diary And Letters Of James C. Bates
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
Published: April 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 366
ISBN-13: 9780807130650
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Biography: general; Civil war; c 1800 to c 1900; Military; History; Biography / Autobiography; History: American; Texas; United States - Civil War
First sentence: James C. Bates began his diary in mid-September 1861, after he had joined the cavalry but before his company was officially mustered into Confederate service.