The ragged rebel: A common soldier in W.H. Parsons' Texas Cavalry, 1861-1865

by B.P. Gallaway

Here is the adventurous, eloquent, true story of David Carey Nance a young Texas farmer caught up in the carnage of the Civil War as a soldier in William H. Parsons' Texas Cavalry. In presenting Nance's story, Gallaway gives not only a history of a Confederate soldier but also a personal treatise of a young man who, fired by unexpected experiences, becomes vehemently antiwar. He also sheds new light on one of the most famous mounted units in the service of the Confederacy, Parson' Texas Cavalry Brigade, and presents a vivid picture of the Civil War as fought west of the Mississippi.

186 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1988