Kincaid's Battery

By George Washington Cable

Book Overview

Kincaid's Battery is a historical novel written by George W. Cable. The story takes place during the American Civil War and follows the experiences of a Louisiana artillery unit known as Kincaid's Battery. The main character, Lieutenant Bartley, is a young officer who leads the unit through various battles and skirmishes. The novel explores the challenges and hardships faced by soldiers during the war, including the physical and emotional toll of combat, as well as the political and social divisions that existed in the South at the time. Cable's vivid descriptions of battle scenes and the daily life of soldiers provide readers with a realistic portrayal of the Civil War. The novel also touches on themes of loyalty, duty, and sacrifice, as Bartley and his comrades struggle to balance their commitment to the Confederate cause with their personal beliefs and relationships. Overall, Kincaid's Battery is a compelling and thought-provoking work of historical fiction that offers a unique perspective on the Civil War.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: 1417903546
• ISBN13: 9781417903542
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"