Reminiscences of a Private, Company "G", First Arkansas Regiment Infantry: May, 1861 to 1865

The narrator recalls life in a prosperous river town before the Civil War, the formation of a locally raised infantry company, and his personal experiences of enlistment, departure, and service in the Confederate army. He records farewell ceremonies and the making and presentation of the company flag, steamboat travel to join the regiment, the election of officers, camp routines, skirmishes and larger engagements, and the human costs of combat. Interwoven are portraits of townspeople and comrades, practical soldiering details, and reflective passages about loss, community change, and the decline of antebellum prosperity.