Notes of a Private

A remarkable history of the Civil War of 1861-1865 written by a private soldier from Bolivar, Tennessee. His personal recollections of this five year experience was published 44 years after the war in 1909. It reflects a view and understanding of the war that is not often expressed or presented in traditional history books. References to Bolivar are included in this book no less than on 23 different occasions. He rode with General Nathan Bedford Forrest!

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