Plowshares to Bayonets . . . In the Defense of the Heartland: A History of the 27th Regiment Mississippi Infantry, CSA - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1466912804 ISBN 13: 9781466912809

Publisher: Trafford, 2012

Synopsis

Over 2,000 men were recruited for this regiment from the counties of Covington, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Lincoln, Leake, Monroe, Perry, Oktibbenha and Simpson, through out 1861-1865! The 27th Mississippi persevered over three years of unbelievable hardship - valorously, and under constant threat of death! Honoring all Mississippians past and present! Part of the real life story is given to us, through the memoirs and diary of 1st Sergeant Robert Amos Jarman, Company K "Enfield Rifles", Aberdeen, Monroe County. Every attempt has been made to a fully represent our regiment in this book, to include a Regiment Roster of all officers and men who selfishly served their state, their conscience and the Confederacy!

About this title

About the Author:

Colonel Charles W.L. Hall, Ph.D. is an Educator, Psychologist and Minister and a longtime resident of Mississippi; a Confederate Historian, by being a practical student of the War for Southern Independence for over fifty years. His Great-grandfather an officer of the 46th North Carolina Infantry Regiment; Himself, past commander of Camp #1329, SCV; and awarded the War Service Cross by the UDC; and the Southern Cross by the OSC, for his preservation efforts on the Franklin Battlefield Restoration. COL Hall, a career officer of the U.S. Army's Adjutant General Corps, and a war veteran of the Cold War, Vietnam War and the Gulf War - retiring with over thirty years service. He has used both his academic training and military experience to bring this Confederate Regiment back to life. A.A.G.

About this edition

• Publisher: Trafford
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1466912804
• ISBN 13: 9781466912809
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 196