Life in the Confederate Army

Life in the Confederate Army

<b><h2>‘Mr Watson has some very curious things indeed to tell us.’ – The Spectator</h2><br /><br />In 1861 a Scotsman living in Louisiana took up the Confederate Flag.</b><br /><br />William Watson presents a narrative of his observations and experience in the Southern States, both before and during the American Civil War. <br /><br />Prior to the War, Watson lived in the hot, fertile state of Louisiana. <br /><br />With Lincoln in office, and the secession of the southern states, North and South was plunged in a violent Civil War. <br /><br />Watson recounts the widespread lack of political interest until the country reached this point. <br /><br />In a volunteer corps, Watson was surrounded by several industrial and commercial classes. His recollections include fascinating insights into the men he served with. <br /><br />Watson also gives his personal views on the causes of the war, and the conduct of both sides.<br /><br />Detailing the lives of the soldiers, Watson reveals their living conditions, the level of destruction and death and their daily rations.<br /><br /><b>William Watson</b> (1826-1906) was a Scottish native who moved to the Caribbean to work as a civil engineer. He later moved to Louisiana for business. While in Louisiana, he enlisted in the Confederate Army. He was one of many British citizens who had joined. <br /><br />