Memoirs of Service with John Yates Beall, C. S. N (Classic Reprint)

Angebote / Angebote:

Excerpt from Memoirs of Service With John Yates Beall, C. S. NWhile serving as one of the editors of the Richmond Times Dispatch, the writer learned that his friend, the Honorable W. W. Baker, of Chesterfield County, had prepared a series of articles describing his adventures in the War Between the States. Mr. Baker's well known modesty had kept him from Offering these articles for publication, and only the insistent demands of a few personal friends had ever induced him to write of his part in the war. After many interviews, Mr. Baker finally consented to permit me to publish his articles. This was done, with a result which no readers of the times-dispatch will ever forget. With a graceful sim plicity and a modesty which added a charm to every line, Mr. Baker unfolded a story which moved every Southern heart. Most of us knew, in a general way, of Mr. Baker's connection with that Southern hero, John Yates Beall, and history told us, with substantial accuracy, the adven tures of that famous guerrilla, but none knew the hair breadth escapes, the daring, the fortitude and the suffering of Beall and his men.A few of Mr. Baker's friends, who know that he would never advertise his own valor, decided after the articles had been printed to preserve them in permanent form as a contribution to Southern history and asked me to add a few words of explanation. I feel that this is really superfluous: Mr. Baker's story is sufficient in itself, yet, as he leaves un told as much as he tells, at least as far as he personally is concerned, a few words regarding the expedition in which Mr. Baker played a part, and a few words more regarding Mr. Baker himself, may not be inapropos.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.