Greyhound Commander

By John G. Walker

Subjects: Biography, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, campaigns, Generals, Southwest, old, history, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, personal narratives, confederate, Generals, biography, History, Confederate Personal narratives, Campaigns

Description: While a political refugee in London, former Confederate general John G. Walker wrote a history of the Civil War west of the Mississippi River. Walker's account, composed shortly after the war and unpublished until now, remains one of only two memoirs by high-ranking Confederate officials who fought in the Trans-Mississippi theater. Edited and expertly annotated by Richard Lowe -- author of the definitive history of Walker's Texas division -- the general's insightful narrative describes firsthand his experience and many other military events west of the great river. - Jacket flap.