Kincaid's Battery

By George Washington Cable

Book Overview

Kincaid's Battery is a historical novel written by George W. Cable. The story is set during the American Civil War and follows the life of a young man named Lucien Kincaid, who joins the Confederate Army and becomes a member of a Louisiana artillery unit known as ""Kincaid's Battery."" The novel explores the experiences of Kincaid and his comrades as they fight in various battles, including the Siege of Vicksburg and the Battle of Chickamauga. Along the way, Kincaid meets and falls in love with a young woman named Claire, who is also caught up in the turmoil of the war. The novel delves into themes of loyalty, sacrifice, and the human cost of war, as Kincaid and his fellow soldiers struggle to survive and maintain their sense of purpose amidst the chaos of battle. With vivid descriptions of the battlefield and the emotional struggles of its characters, Kincaid's Battery is a powerful and moving portrayal of the Civil War era.1908. The book begins: For the scene of this narrative please take into mind a wide quarter-circle of country, such as any of the pretty women we are to know in it might have covered on the map with her half-opened fan. Let its northernmost corner be Vicksburg, the famous, on the Mississippi. Let the easternmost be Mobile, and let the most southerly and by far the most important, that pivotal corner of the fan from which all its folds radiate and where the whole pictured thing opens and shuts, be New Orleans. Then let the grave moment that gently ushers us in be a long-ago afternoon in the Louisiana Delta. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1162777818
• ISBN13: 9781162777818
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 422 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"