Reminiscences of a Private, Company "G", First Arkansas Regiment Infantry: May, 1861 to 1865

"Reminiscences of a Private, Company 'G', First Arkansas Regiment Infantry" by William E. Bevens is a late 19th-century memoir recounting the author's time in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865. The book opens in Jacksonport, Arkansas, depicting life in the town before the war as a busy river community. It follows local young men, including the author, as they sign up to fight. The author describes their emotional departure as they prepared to go to war. Through his reflections on the difficulties of army life and instances of friendship and energy, readers get an intimate glimpse into their experiences and hints at the emotional impacts that war will take on the men. The book immerses readers in a soldier's early journey amidst one of America's most unsettling periods and their preparations for the upcoming battles.