The Long Lost Journal of Confederate General James Johnston Pettigrew

About the Book

One of the first to answer the South's call to arms was James Johnston Pettigrew. He served in the Southern army from the opening guns at Fort Sumter until his tragic death during the Confederate retreat from Gettysburg. Using newspapers, letters, diaries, and other accounts of the time, Dan Bauer tells General Pettigrew's remarkable story in journal form. Pettigrew's fictionalized journal offers a first-hand, day-by-day account of the Civil War. Here are the experiences of planters, common soldiers, slaves, women and officers of the Confederate South. What kind of men did it take to lead Southern troops into the bloody battles of the Civil War? Were they daredevils risking all for glory, or patriots striving to build a new nation? The story is contained within these pages...

About the Author

Dan Bauer is the author of Great American Fighter Aces and over 25 articles on military history published in such magazines as Military History, Civil War Times Illistrated, World War II, Civil War Magazine and Air Classics Magazine. He received his BA from The University of Denver, Denver, Colorado; a MA in School Administration from California State University, San Bernardino, California. He has been employed by the School District of Monroe, Monroe, Wisconsin, since 1982. He serves as the Director of Special Education and Principal of the Monroe Alternative Charter High School.