Memoirs of The Confederate War for Independence

by Heros von Borcke, Heros Von Borcke

Overview

A stirring account of von Borcke’s service in the cavalry of the army of Northern Virginia. “Von Borcke’s book is one that no student of Confederate history will forget.”—Douglas Southall Freeman.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781879941311
Publisher:	J.S. Sanders Books
Publication date:	04/28/1999
Series:	Southern Classics Series
Pages:	464
Sales rank:	446,925
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 7.92(h) x 1.36(d)

About the Author

Heros von Borcke (1836-1895) served in the Confederate army and participated in numerous battles before being wounded at the beginning of the Gettysburg Campaign. Prevented by injury from continuing in active service, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-colonel and sent by the Confederate Congress on a diplomatic mission to England. When the war ended in 1865 he remained abroad and returned to his native Prussia, where he later served with distinction in the Franco-Prussian War.