A Captain in the Ranks

by George Cary Eggleston

George Cary Eggleston (1839-1911) was an American author. He was the brother of Edward Eggleston. After the American Civil War he published a serialized account of his time as a Confederate soldier in the The Atlantic Monthly. These serialized articles were later collected and expanded upon and published under the title A Rebel's Recollections in 1875. Amongst his other works are A Man of Honor (1873), Captain Sam; or, The Boy Scouts of 1814 (1876), Red Eagle and the Wars with the Creek Indians (1878), A Carolina Cavalier (1901), Dorothy South (1902), The Master of Warlock (1903) and Evelyn Byrd (1904).

258 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2007

About the author

George Cary Eggleston was an American author and brother of fellow author Edward Eggleston (1837–1902). After the American Civil War, George Cary Eggleston published a serialized account of his time as a Confederate soldier in The Atlantic Monthly. These serialized articles were later collected and expanded upon and published under the title "A Rebel's Recollections." He also served as an editor of Hearth and Home magazine in the early 1870s.

Reviews

[Hannah]

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[Tom Schulte · Rating 2 out of 5]

In the introduction, this purports to be "real people" and "true events" that are "thinly veiled". Well, the beginning about anarchic and ad hoc demobilization of the Confederate army is engrossing and believable. However, the remaining 80% is a romance in a fanciful black-and-white world made for a man of unusual intelligence, honesty, and pluck.

Disappointing.