A classic Civil War story of the rural middle class South who had no slaves nor wanted any, they stood little or nothing to gain with the outcome of the war. These men were the comprised the backbone of the Confederate Army; fought hard and long for their homeland to return home to less then they had, and more hardship than before. The prognatist is Johnny McLeod, a 20 year old private in a George regiment, sick, depressed and drunk he sets out on leave for his home in Georgia in the winter of 1863. Johnny winds up in Augusta Georgia, where after a whirlwind courtship, marries 17 year old Annabella Hammond. On the honeymoon they find that they are complete stranges, and it ends in disaster: Johnny returns to the lines in Tennessee. A moving story of romantic love, and love of ones country. His fate hangs in the balance as the story moves from the fiery battle of Kennesaw Mountain to starving Atlanta, a reunion with Anna Bella and his attempt to escape capture. Brick color boards with quarter bright blue spine, gilt lettering. DW not price clipped, illustrated battle scene, brown background, rubbing to extremities, spine ends bumped with small closed tears, few closed edge tears. Map end papers. Very clean, no writing, solidly bound. 8 vo., 314 pp. First Printing, stated. In mylar jacket.

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