The Campaigns of Walker's Texas Division. By a Private Soldier. J. P. Blessington

A scarce and detailed Confederate regimental memoir, The Campaigns of Walker's Texas Division by J. P. Blessington is a pivotal primary source for understanding the Confederate military experience west of the Mississippi. The book chronicles the day-to-day service of the 16th Texas Volunteer Infantry in the Trans-Mississippi Theater, a region underrepresented in most Civil War narratives. Blessington, writing from the position of a private soldier among "Walker's Greyhounds," captures the rhythm of war from marches and encampments, to battles like Mansfield and Jenkins' Ferry. Blessington includes Federal military reports, Confederate officer biographical profiles, and Southern patriotic verses, feeding the postwar culture of Southern memory and Lost Cause rhetoric. Octavo (8vo), single volume. Very Good condition; original green cloth shows moderate rubbing to boards and edges, secure hinges, with a tight text block, and pages clean with only mild age-toning and some foxing that is more concentrated in the front matter. Collation: 314 pp. Edition: New York: Lange, Little & Co, 1875. First Edition. References: Howes B-533; Jenkins 17; Nevins I:61. #31153. PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.