“The author was a seaman and had a varied career spending much time on the coast of Texas. He served with the 12th Regiment Rhode Island Volunteers during the Civil War and the hardships he encountered are described in a no-nonsense way. In later…
“This is a trustworthy account which does not attempt to record minute details, conversations, and exact dates. Mrs. Irby Morgan was married to a brother of General John H. Morgan and was living in Nashville when the war broke out. Morgan left…