Fragments of the story which I am about to tell lie scattered far and wide across this world. Like bits of paper strewn upon the wind they have been carried across the Old World land mass from Greece to India and back again. They have been carried by the feet of men; by boat; by camel; by elephant; by horse. Fragments of this story may be read in the Catacombs of Rome; in the history of Egypt; in the cuneiform tablets of Asia Minor. They may be read in the rock carvings of Asia Minor and of India and in the art work of Egypt and of Greece. In a sense it is a tale of two countries; India and Greece; and great heaps of fragments lie scattered through the epics of those lands. It is a tale of the long ago. The people of the old Stonehenge had come and gone but Troy was yet to rise and fall. Even the geography of Europe and of Asia were not then what they are now. A great volcanic mountain still stood on an island north of Crete and Vakshu; the Crooked River; still flowed into the Caspian Sea.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Excellent Regimental Unit HistoryBy enos57This is a well written and meticulously researched book. I have three ancestors who fought in the 51st Georgia Regiment - a sister regiment of the 50th which fought in the same brigade during most of the war. In the absence of a good book on the 51st; this served nicely as a good resource on the movements of the 51st. I have found Confederate roster records woefully incomplete and am amazed at the detail that Parrish dug up on the 50th. Well done! I hope someone will write a book like this on the 51st.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Great read for a CW buff; a MUST read for a descendant.By FLA SRThis is a unique book; done by a descendant of a unit member. It brings together both the historical details of the regiment with a lot of personal stories of the men who served it. Nicely balanced between dry records and lettters and stories gathered from family members.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Legacy and literature meet.By Outlander GirlMy great grandfather Adam Joshua Crosby was in this regiment. It filled in the gaps of his service. We played with the wooden peg leg growing up as a child. He lost that leg in Knoxville. This book is very informative and historical evidence for future generations.
