The memoir of Private William Fletcher of Texas, who served in the Confederate Army under Stonewall Jackson.
" - Shelby Foote "He was the G.I. Joe of the confederate army.... He wrote so honestly, casually, and dramatically that no one who pretends to understand the Irresponsible Conflict can neglect reading this book.
Today, this colorful work has become the voice of the Civil War front-line grunt, speaking to the modern reader with the intensity of personal experience and a vividness of detail that gives it a riveting you-are-there quality.”- Print ed ...
Rebel Private: Front and Rear, are the memoirs of a front line Confederate soldier. William Andrew Fletcher served with Hood's Texas Brigade, and fought at Second Manassas, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg and Chickamauga.
"Rebel Private," William A. Fletcher's account of service in all the major theaters of the Civil War, is one of the most compelling books written about service in the War Between the States.