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A Keystone Rebel: The Civil War Diary of Joseph Garey, Hudson's Battery, Mississippi Volunteers
A Keystone Rebel The Civil War Diary of Joseph Garey Hudson's Battery Mississippi Volunteers Author:David A. Welker A Northern Pennsylvania man fights for the South. Contains historical illustrations, photos, maps, etc. Contains XII forward pages; 113 pages written in diary form and containing a few poems, and an extra short biographical page on the editor with his photo. — A Keystone Rebel, Joseph Garey's story, is much like the thousands of other young m... more »en who left their homes and answered their nation's call in 1861, risking life and limb for their home and country. But young Garey's story has a twist -- he is a Pennsylvania boy who left home to fight for his adopted state of Mississippi, and the south. In this book, Joseph Garey describes the Confederacy's western theater as he experienced it, with all the excitement, boredom, joy, and sorrow. And, at the end, he expresses his sense of sadness as he slowly accepts the dying of the cause for which he so valiantly fought. Joseph Garey's words echo through the years, reminding modern Americans of the sacrifice his generation was called upon to make for their country, whether North or South. His words, a priceless record which still speaks to us today, are his greatest legacy.« less