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Excerpt from In Camp and Battle With the Washington Artillery of New Orleans: A Narrative of Events During the Late Civil War From Bull Run to Appomattox and Spanish FortI remember the last sentence of the order, it read as follows In the event of the defeat of the enemy he is to be pursued with cavalry and artillery until he is driven across the Potomac.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic boo...

Excerpt from In Camp and Battle With the Washington Artillery of New Orleans: A Narrative of Events During the Late Civil War From Bull Run to Appomattox and Spanish Fort A few days prior to the battles of Bull Run and Manassas, in July, 1861, an order was issued from the head-quarters of Gen. Beauregard in reference to the posting, at the several fords over Bull Run, the different brigades and batteries of the Confederate forces under his co...

William Miller Owen served as firstlieutenant and adjutant of the Battalion Washington Artillery of New Orleans.Realizing at the time of his service the importance of an accurate, objectiveaccount of his exploits, Owen set out to keep a record of the events up untilthe surrender of General Lee. Later, using his own diary as a starting point, he compiled a manuscript for publication. This is his account.Owen hoped that his manuscript would be u...

As adjutant of the Battalion Washington Artillery of New Orleans, William Miller Owen was in an ideal position to observe his unit's inner workings. During his service, which spanned the entire war, he drafted and received orders, fought at Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Chickamauga, and endured the siege at Petersburg. Well acquainted with the officer corps of the Army of Northern Virginia, Owen chatted with Gener...