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Overview"John Marion Porter (1839--1898) grew up working at his family's farm and dry goods store in Butler County, Kentucky. The oldest of Reverend Nathaniel Porter's nine children, he was studying to become a lawyer when the Civil War began. As the son of a family of slave owners, Porter identified with the Southern cause and wasted little time enlisting in the Confederate army. He and his lifelong friend Thomas Henry Hines served in the Ninth Kentucky Calvary under John Hunt Morgan, the ""Thunderbolt of the Confederacy."" When the war ended, Porter and Hines opened a law practice together, but Porter was concerned that the story of his service during the Civil War and his family's history would be lost with the collapse of the Confederacy. In 1872, Porter began writing detailed memoirs of his experiences during the war years, including tales of scouting behind enemy lines, sabotaging a Union train, being captured and held as a prisoner of war, and searching for an army to join after his release. Editor Kent Masterson Brown spent several years preparing Porter's memoir for publication, clarifying details and adding annotations to provide historical context. One of Morgan's Men: Memoirs of Lieutenant John M. Porter of the Ninth Kentucky Cavalry is a fascinating firsthand account of the life of a remarkable Confederate soldier. In this unique volume, Porter's insights on Morgan and the Confederacy are available to readers for the first time." Full Product DetailsAuthor: John M. Porter , Kent Masterson BrownPublisher: The University Press of Kentucky Imprint: The University Press of Kentucky Edition: Annotated edition Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.503kg ISBN: 9780813129891ISBN 10: 0813129893 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 25 February 2011 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews<p> He describes reconnoitering and raids behind enemy lines, the camaraderie of the mounted troops, his capture and time as a prisoner of war in Ohio, his return home via North Carolina in the war's waning days, and his immediate assessment of the heroic struggle. --Publishers Weekly -- <p> Have you ever wanted to be able to hear a Civil War veteran talk about the war? Do you want to sit on that porch and listen to Cousin John? Do you want to hear how it felt to have given your all and lost? Whle those voices are gone, their memories and feeling have survived. We can 'listen' to one of them and hear his story in this fine book. --TOCWOC -- <p> Won the Basil W. Duke Award in 2011. -- <p> [Porter] gives readers a captivating and significant firsthand account. --Kentucky Libraries -- Author InformationKent Masterson Brown is the creator of the magazine The Civil War. He is the author or editor of several books, including Cushing of Gettysburg: The Story of a Union Artillery Commander, Retreat from Gettysburg: Lee, Logistics, and the Pennsylvania Campaign, and The Civil War in Kentucky: Battle for the Bluegrass State. He lives in Lexington, Kentucky. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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