Rebel Humor: 120 Stories of the Comical Side of Confederate Army Service, 1861-1865 [Paperback]

The soldiers look serious and stern, staring back at us from their formal portraits. In fact, they were young men with individual personalities filled with the exuberance of youth, married to an often fun loving attitude toward the tough military life in which they found themselves. Greg Coco hand-selected 120 stories by officers and privates that delve into the playful side of Confederate service, from enlisting, eating, and marching to cooking, combat, and camp life. Fun, easy to read, and informative.These 120 stories by officers and privates delve into the playful side of Confederate service from enlisting, eating, and marching, to cooking, combat, and camp life.While preparing to become a licensed battlefield guide, I relied heavily on Greg Cocos books. Once I became a guide, I consulted these wonderful resources as I created tours and programs for Gettysburg visitors. Gregs works are comprehensive and well-written. All are important in subject matter, though my personal favorite is A Strange and Blighted Land: The Aftermath of a Battle. Every title touches heavily on the battles human aspects, which make them very readable and relatable. I recommend them to visitors at every opportunity.The multifarious works of Greg Coco are singularly important in the literature surrounding the Battle of Gettysburg.Greg Cocos classic works about the Battle of Gettysburg provide an incisive, unvarnished portrait of how the soldiers and the community where they fought fared after the largest battle ever waged in the Western Hemisphere. Collectively, these books help transform our understanding of the true cost of this battle for all of those touched by it. They belong in the library of every student of the American Civil War.Greg Cocos books gave us a timeless study of the Battle of Gettysburg written by not only a gifted historian, but also a combat infantryman. If all historians are tourists in a foreign land, then Greg Coco has become our guide!US