Shoot my leg at the Yankees: Avoyelles heroes at Port Hudson and beyond (Avoyelles Civil War Bicentennial Series)

This is the story of the Confederate unit which served under brave young Captain Richard Boone who on his deathbed ordered his injured and severed leg to be put in a cannon and shot at the Yankees.Boone and his young brave men from Avoyelles Parish and the surrounding area suffered the ravages of war in some of the worst conditions of the Civil War.For three long years, they fought for what they believed in.Their suffering, and the sacrifices of their families back at home are now at least four, five or six generations removed.Yet the spirit of these men somehow transcends the century and a half as there is still reverent respect and proudness among today's generation.The path of Boone's Battery and a roster of its men, with available photos, make up the two sections of this book.On the final page is the list of those who did not return from the war.