The third volume in our series Unwritten Chapters of the Civil War West of the River is the diary of a Confederate officer, Captain Eathan Allen Pinnell, Company D, Eighth Missouri Infantry. When the war began, Pinnell enlisted in Company F, Third Missouri Cavalry, Missouri State Guard (probably the Seventh Division). Rising to the rank of sergeant, Pinnell left the Guard after his six month term of service had expired. He joined the regular Confederate Army in August 1862, helping to organize what would become Company D, Eighth Missouri Infantry. Pinnell's diary, in which he made scrupulously regular entries, covers the period of time he served in the Confederate Army from August 1862 to June 1865. Though he participated in only three battles (Prairie Grove, Pleasant Hill, and Jenkins' Ferry), Pinnell's diary is probably one of the most thorough recollections of Confederate service west of the Mississippi River. Captain Pinnell presents vivid accounts of battlefield actions, camp life, and opinions of the war, particularly on how the war should have been conducted. The book is thoroughly annotated by author/editor Michael Banasik and contains a complete descriptive roster of the 8th Missouri Infantry (Confederate); also, biographies (with photographs) of some of the more prominent individuals mentioned in the diary, maps, and an index.

Serving With Honor

Banasik, Michael

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<p>The diary of Robert T. McMahan of the 25th Independent Ohio Light Arillery, who served in the Trans-Mississippi theater of the American Civil War. Volume 2 in the series "Unwritten Chapters of the Civil War West of the River."</p>

Reluctant Cannoneer (Unwritten chapters of the Civil War west of the river)

This portion of these Tales of the War begins following the evacuation of Little Rock in September 1863, and proceeds through the winter of 1863-1864. The highlight of the Chapter 1 is the little known "Hog Expedition" of January 1864, in which the Confederate cavalry scoured the Arkansas River bottom for hogs, cattle, sheep, and whatever animals they could find to feed the starving army, which was in winter camps. Chapter 2 brings to light the participation of the Arkansas and Missouri troops in the Red River Expedition of 1864. The final chapter of the this book covers the Camden Expedition from the time that the Union Army left Little Rock on March 23, until it returned to that city on May 2-3, 1864. This volume of the series is highly annotated, using a large number of sources, including every known modern work on the subjects presented. Included in this edition are several appendices with detailed Confederate Orders of Battle for the Battles of Pleasant Hill and Jenkins' Ferry, as well as Orders of Battle for the lesser, though still significant actions at Poison Springs and Marks' Mill. As in previous volumes, selected biographies are presented, with an assortment of correspondence from the principle personalities of the book, extended comments on the Red River and Camden Expeditions, plus a detailed index for easy reference.

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Serving With Honor

Reluctant Cannoneer (Unwritten chapters of the Civil War west of the river)

Confederate"Tales of the War" Part Four