Johnny Reb by Bell Irwin Wiley

Johnny Reb by Bell Irvin Wiley : Book Review

The life of a common soldier at the Confederate is not a regular one would have chosen for writing a book . Barring the apparent paucity of informative resources , the itself may seem to be an uninteresting one . But a writer of the genius and capabilities of Bell Irvin Wiley can pen down vividly the account of a soldier 's life during the trying times in the latter half of the nineteenth century in the Confederate States of America . The Life of Johnny Reb : The Common

br Soldier of the Confederacy , published in 1943 , portrays a well-synthesized and personal account of a soldier 's daily life - his aspirations and desperations , ways of living and almost anything and everything that made up his existence . A Civil War classic , as stated by Florida Historical Quarterly , the book received instant acclamation upon its publication from seasoned historians as well as from general readers . One of the reasons why this book is still considered to be among the best available narratives on the life a rank and soldier from the Confederate States Army is the extensive research work done by Bell Irvin Wiley . He looked into innumerable letters , news reports , diaries and official records before writing the book , and thus laid down a solid foundation of a plausible chronicle . Aided by the fruits of research work , the writer himself blended his own sense of humor and heartrending observations to create an intimate account of the...