Published in 1906, this is the recollections of John Casler while in the service of the Confederacy and being a member of the Stonewall Brigade during the Civil War.

Published in 1906, this is the recollections of John Casler while in the service of the Confederacy and being a member of the Stonewall Brigade during the Civil War.

Four Years in the Stonewall Brigade are the recollections of notorious Confederate soldier John O. Casler. Casler was arrested five times during the Civil War, and infamous for robbery during the Battle of Gettysburg. The original illustrations are included.

I was no secessionist, and hoped the trouble would be settled without recourse to arms; but when the war came I shouldered my musket in behalf of my native State and defended her to the last. As a com"I was no secessionist, and hoped the trouble would be settled without recourse to arms; but when the war came I shouldered my musket in behalf of my native State and defended her to the last." As a commander in Stonewall Jackson's brigade, John Casler experienced all the horrors and comedy of the American Civil War. His time was not so different from his countrymen on the other side, with the exception of point of view.He buried more than one good friend. "I saw my friend, William I. Blue, lying on his face, dead. I sat down by him and took a hearty cry, and then, thinks I, "It does not look well for a soldier to cry," but I could not help it. While I was at work a Georgian came to "I was no secessionist, and hoped the trouble would be settled without recourse to arms; but when the war came I shouldered my musket in behalf of my native State and defended her to the last." As a commander in Stonewall Jackson's brigade, John Casler experienced all the horrors and comedy of the American Civil War. His time was not so different from his countrymen on the other side, with the exception of point of view.He buried more than one good friend. "I saw my friend, William I. Blue, lying on his face, dead. I sat down by him and took a hearty cry, and then, thinks I, "It does not look well for a soldier to cry," but I could not help it. While I was at work a Georgian came to me and wanted the tools as soon as I was done with them. He said he wanted to bury his brother, and asked if I was burying a brother. 'No,' I replied, 'but dear as a brother.'"

Excerpt from Four Years in the Stonewall Brigade This work is respectfully dedicated to the boys who wore the Gray and the boys who wore the Blue, and who fought and suffered for What they conceived to be right. No more shall the war cry sever, Or the winding rivers be red; They banish our anger forever When they laurel the graves of the dead; Under the sod and dew, Waiting the judgment day, love and tears for the Blue, Tears and love for the Gray. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.