Berry benson, how much shooting, and the snipers war. Fire last night orders to move to alexandria tomorrow. The memoirs were first published in book form in 1962 but have long been unavailable. Memoirs of a confederate scout and sharpshooter paperback at. Todays academic historians would at least mention his civil war book memoir in passing because they could demean it as that of a slaveholders sonhis dad owned twoand could ridicule it for providing shelby foote with one of the mississippians hackneyed anecdotes in the 1991 pbs civil war documentary, except for berrys postbellum social progressivism. Berry bensons civil war book signed by benson, susan. Among his other wartime exploits, he was captured twice by union forcesand escaped both times. Benson s civil war experiences were published in berry benson s civil war book. A frequent topic is discussions of the late unpleasantness is just how much marksmanship training the average soldier got while in the army. Memoirs of a confederate scout and sharpshooter check price on amazon description. Benson remained active to the end, leading boy scouts on fifteenmile hikes in the woods at the age of seventynine.
For that matter, the civil war did not free any slave. Im glad he wrote his war memoirs, and im honored to have read them. The gray wall by don troiani 1985 private collectionbridgeman images civil war sharpshooter berry benson fought in several major battles with gen. Berry benson author berry benson 18431923 was a scout and sharpshooter in the confederate army during the civil war. The link below provides a photo of the augusta civil war monument for which berry benson modeled as the common infantryman at the top. Completed in 1878, they drew on hisand partially on his brotherswartime diaries, as well as on letters that both brothers had written to family members during the war. Benson was used as the model of an anonymous soldier above the confederate monument in augusta. Years later, while researching the civil war and its small arms, i came across the story of berry benson and his enfield rifle. Berry bensons civil war book memoirs of a confederate scout and sharpshooter edited by susan williams benson first edition fine condition book fine condition dust jacket protected in a clear, brodart cover excellent confederate memoir sharp, clean, bright, solidlybound, antique book.
Memoirs of a confederate scout and sharpshooter edited by susan williams benson. Download berry benson s civil war book in pdf and epub formats for free. Confederate scout and sharpshooter berry greenwood benson witnessed the first shot fired on fort sumter, retreated with lees army to its surrender at. Berry bensons civil war book berry benson published by university of georgia press benson, berry. Memoirs of a confederate scout and sharpshooter beyond slavery. The book primarily comprises benson s diary, memoirs, letters, and the diary of his brother. Find western americana and civil war books online at guidon books. Berry benson s civil war book by benson, susan williams, ed. Memoirs of a conferate scout and sharpshooter, edited by susan williams benson 1962. Picketing, skirmishing, and sharpshooting essential. Memoirs of a confederate scout and sharpshooter benson, berry. So to save the locomotives and the cars, and prevent disaster, dunlaps crossing was made the terminus. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more.
Berry benson s civil war book book also available for read online, mobi, docx and mobile and kindle reading. Memoirs of a confederate scout and sharpshooter by berry benson 20070415 paperback 1804. Contains photographs published by the university of georgia. Memoirs of a confederate scout and sharpshooter benson, berry, benson, susan williams, cashin, edward j. Benson, berry berry benson s civil war book memoirs of a confederate scout and sharpshooter by berry benson edited by susan williams benson if you want to get some idea of the dedication and determination of the confederate soldiers, this book provides it. Memoirs of a confederate scout and sharpshooter paperback apr 15 2007 by berry benson author, herman hattaway foreword, susan williams benson editor, edward j. Susan williams benson editor susan williams benson was a daughterinlaw of berry benson. Signature of susan williams benson editor on free end paper. Susan williams benson editor of berry bensons civil war. Memoirs of a confederate scout and sharpshooter athens. After the war he remained a respected and productive citizen until his death, always more interested in doing the right thing than merely doing things right. Format book published athens, university of georgia press 1962 language english related title civil war book. Confederate sharpshooter berry benson and his enfield. Berry bensons civil war book reveals the surprising literacy of the civil war soldier, the soldiers recourse to religion in times of peril, the sustaining influence of support from home and the demoralizing effect of the withdrawal of that support, the power of leadership by example,the intangible mystique of the flag that led men to fight for the.
A history of the civil war years in northwest arkansas. Small tears and slight corner stain on dust jacket. Call 480 9458511 for information on rare and out of print books on the civil war. Memoirs of a confederate scout and sharpshooter by berry benson 1993, hardcover. The university of georgia, 1962, from which the above information was gleaned. Confederate scout and sharpshooter berry greenwood benson witnessed the first shot fired on fort sumter, retreated with lees army to its surrender at appomattox courthouse, and missed little of the action in between. Lee is secretly tried by a military commission prompted by assistant war secretary and former editor of the new york tribune, charles dana. Lost cause, stone in the wall, cowcavalry and 2 others. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. His daughterinlaw, susan williams benson, edited his memoirs and was published as berry benson s civil war book. Fleming uses this 2006 fictional courtroom drama to formulate arguments for his 20 disease in the public mind nonfiction book identifying the causes of the civil war.