Parson's Texas Cavalry, 1861-1865 - First Edition
Ragged Rebel: a Common Soldier in W. H. Parson's Texas Cavalry, 1861-1865. B. P. Gallaway. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1988. Hardcover. 9 ¼ x 6 ¼”. First edition, xiv, 186 pages, maps, notes, bibliography, index. Signed by the author on the half-title page.
Very good condition, clean, tight, crisp, and unmarked. The very good dust jacket has light shelf wear and some perimeter edge wear.
David Carey Nance (1843-1925) helped his father farm southwest of Dallas. In September of 1861 he enlisted in Company E of the 12th Texas Cavalry. In November of 1861 he rode south to Sim’s Bayou, south of Houston to join the unit. They became part of what was known as Parsons's Brigade. They earned the reputation as one of the finest mounted units serving in the Trans-Mississippi Department. The brigade took part in almost fifty battles. Nance was soon introduced into total war with and wounded five times over the course of the war. This is his story.
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