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The men of the Eighth Georgia Infantry Regiment answered the Confederate call to arms in the spring of 1861, virtually at the moment that war was declared. They came from all corners of the state, some dressed in mismatched homemade uniforms, others in tailored finery. Proud and defiant, convinced that "one Southerner could whip ten Yankees," they plunged into the murderous heat of battle at Bull Run. Years later, after enduring combat's most vigorous trials in Maryland, at Gettysburg, and throughout East Tennessee and the bloody horror of the Wilderness -- their ranks severely depleted by winter and sickness and Union cannon, shot, and sword -- they were at Appomattox to witness the ultimate defeat of their beloved homeland. Few men saw more hard fighting than those of the Eighth Georgia, and their remarkable story is the history of the South at war.
A monumental work of heart and scholarship, A Scythe of Fire tells the remarkable story of a single regiment that held together through long years of victory, defeat, despair, and death, from the Civil War's opening salvo to the Confederate surrender. The magnificent product of meticulous research, Warren Wilkinson and Steven E. Woodworth's stirring chronicle of America's War Between the States brings the conflict alive as never before through the eyes of the courageous men who fought and died on the nation's battlefields. Based on personal accounts, diaries, letters, and other primary sources, here is a tale of bravery and fortitude; the true story of fighting men united by an intense love of their land and devotion to a way of life.From the first heady days of the Southern secession and dreams of rapid triumph through harrowing winter marches and action in some of the fiercest conflicts of the war, A Scythe of Fire is the history of the Eighth Georgia as experienced by those who carried its standard into battle: doctors and farmers, land owners and simple folk, each dedicated to victory yet proud and unbroken in the face of defeat. It is a vivid, unforgettable, and profoundly human story of hope, folly, loyalty, and courage that will stand among the most acclaimed chronicles of the nation's bloodiest and most terrible epoch.- Sales Rank: #1537278 in Books
- Published on: 2002-03-05
- Released on: 2002-03-05
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.25" h x 1.13" w x 6.13" l,
- Binding: Hardcover
- 352 pages
Amazon.com Review
Every war redefines hell. A Scythe of Fire by Warren Wilkinson and Steven E. Woodworth follows the Eighth Georgia Infantry Regiment on its journey through the particular underworld of the American Civil War. The Eighth Georgia Infantry, one of the Confederacy's most fabled units, fought at both battles of Bull Run, as well as at Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, the Battle of the Wilderness, and Gettysburg, where it suffered a 55 percent casualty rate. The regiment, born of idealism, disbanded, disillusioned and embittered. (More than a few soldiers defected to the Union side.) A Scythe of Fire may be too overwrought ("Now, as autumn began to paint ... the Blue Ridge in scarlets and yellows, the tide of Confederate success ebbed away for a season.") and far too detailed and singly focused to hold the interest of the general reader. Many Civil War buffs, on the other hand, will find this a welcome addition to their libraries. --H. O'Billovitch
From Publishers Weekly
The Eighth Georgia Infantry was a typical volunteer unit comprising men from a number of Georgia counties. Wilkinson (Mother, May You Never See the Sights I Have Seen) died in 1995 before completing this book, which was finished by Civil War historian Woodworth (Davis and Lee at War). The text traces the Eighth Georgia's evolution from a regiment of raw recruits to a tattered remnant of 100 men who surrendered at Appomattox in 1865. The Eighth first saw combat at Bull Run, where its loss of more than 200 ranked it first in that terrible engagement. Woodworth follows the regiment through its remaining term of service, including the Seven Days' Battles, Second Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Knoxville and the 1864-1865 battles that decided the fate of the Confederacy. Using a plethora of diaries, letters, newspaper articles and postwar reminiscences, Woodworth brings an intensely human face to this unit, detailing the casualties and human suffering the Civil War entailed. A too-brief final chapter covers the last year of the war, but most buffs will be satisfied. 8-page photo insert not seen by PW.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
The author of numerous Civil War books, Woodworth (history, Texas Christian Univ.) completed this regimental history after the untimely death of Wilkinson (Mother May You Never See the Sights That I Have Seen, LJ 3/15/90). Although the book focuses on the Eighth Georgia Infantry, its purpose is to capture "the experiences, hopes, thoughts, and motivations of the `common' soldiers of the Army of Northern Virginia." Based almost entirely on the letters, diaries, and journals of the men of the Eighth, this well-written and -researched book chronicles the maturing of the soldiers from enthusiastic, patriotic boys to war-hardened, weary men who pray for an end to the fighting. The Eighth fought in most of the major battles of the war. Besides the vivid battle descriptions, the book also focuses on the human side of the conflict, covering religion, friendships made and lost, lack of supplies, lice, rain and mud, and the constant frustration of waiting. News and events from the home front are interspersed throughout. Although the battles and major characters are all familiar, the book is recommended given the continued popularity of Civil War literature. Robert Flatley, Frostburg State Univ., MD
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful.
"A Scythe of Fire" book review
By Dave Larson
As Webmaster of the 8th Georgia Infantry Webpage, I have anxiously awaited the publication of "A Scythe of Fire" for many years. Approximately eleven years ago, Warren Wilkinson answered an ad I had placed in the Civil War News, regarding my ancestor, William J. Andrews, who was a private in Company E of the Eighth Georgia Infantry. Warren and I spent many hours on the phone discussing the progress he was making on his new book on the Eighth Georgia, which he was originally planning to title "In the Midst of Desolation." Once during our discussions, Warren vividly described a grueling walk he made one summer at Gettysburg on the second of July, through the Rose Woods near the Wheatfield, retracing the route taken by the Eighth on that historic day in 1863. This Rose Woods "nightmare" of the Eighth Georgia was to become the opening scene of "A Scythe of Fire."
Warren's untimely death in 1995 caused a huge delay in the completion of this book, and I was very glad when accomplished Civil War author Steven Woodworth agreed to complete the history and publish it. He writes of the brave men of the Eighth: "They were ordinary people, faced with extraordinary choices and challenges. This is their story."
"A Scythe of Fire" is an excellent book, and the story flows very nicely in a smooth narrative style. Its pages are interwoven with personal diary, journal and letter excerpts from the Eighth Georgia soldiers themselves. Anecdotes and humor abounds, as well as skin-itching accounts of lice and other camp maladies such as measles and small pox. Religion, lack of food, lack of rifles, bad water, and military life are described from a soldier's viewpoint. The reader is also thrust to the "front" with vivid descriptions of most of the Army of Northern Virginia's battles.
The book chronicles the campaigns of the 8th Georgia from 1861 through 1865 and lists its astounding casualty rates. The Eighth sustained 208 casualties at First Manassas (highest casualties of any regiment in the battle), and my ancestor was one of 172 casualties at Gettysburg. Only about a hundred men remained ready for duty in the regiment at the end of the war. An account given by Lt. Charles Harper still brings tears to my eyes each time I read it. Harper describes the morning of April 9th, 1865, the day of the surrender at Appomattox, when General Lee passed by, and the Eighth Georgia Regiment gave him three cheers with a "real Rebel yell." Harper's dinner on that memorable day was corn picked up out of the dirt and sand where some horses or mules had been fed.
I wish maps had been included in the book, as I was constantly referring to other collections of maps while reading "A Scythe of Fire." Included in the book are black and white photographs of eight soldiers: seven war-time photos, and one post-war photo. As webmaster of this unit's history, I have found or received war-time photos of 15 soldiers and officers, and post-war photos of another 21, and wish more of these had been included. Unlike Warren Wilkinson's first book "Mother May You Never See the Sights I Have Seen" (665 pages), this volume does not contain a regimental roster. I would have appreciated the inclusion of an Eighth Georgia roster, which would have been a helpful resource, given my personal involvement in this regiment's history and its members and related genealogy and descendants.
The book is well-referenced and indexed, and all sources appear to be listed accurately. Appendices of company names, officers, regimental chains of command, and major campaigns are included. Black and white photographs of two Eighth Georgia regimental flags appear in the book: the Eighth's newly discovered "First National" or "Stars and Bars" flag (from W. O. Clark), and the Eighth's "Second Bunting" Confederate battle flag. The latter was never surrendered and was carried home by Lt. Col. E. J. Magruder after the Appomattox surrender in his boot. An attractive Don Troiani art print called "Emmitsburg Road" highlights the dust jacket of the book.
I highly recommend "A Scythe of Fire - A Civil War Story of the Eighth Georgia Infantry Regiment." The history of the Eighth Georgia is a unique and exciting account of one of the most well-known Confederate regiments of the War. I am honored to have my name mentioned in the preface, along with the Eighth Georgia Infantry website....
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
Confederate Infantrymen's Story-The Eight of Georgia
By E. E Pofahl
This is the story of the officers and men of the Eighth Georgia Infantry Regiment. The book opens with an interesting account of how the volunteer infantry companies comprising the Eighth were formed and concludes with Lee's surrender at Appomattox. Optimism was unlimited, and many volunteers were concerned that the war would end before they got in the "fray." They were convinced that they were invincible. When orders were received to report to Richmond, as they traveled north they were met by cheering crowds along the way. In Richmond the Georgia Eighth Infantry Regiment was organized from ten Georgia volunteer infantry companies and assigned to the command of General Joseph Johnston.
Much of the text is based on information from diaries, journals, letters home and hometown newspapers. This makes for a very personal and readable account. Their baptism under fire came at the First Battle of Manassas when they faced cannon fire followed by a rifle engagement in nearby piney woods. At the First Battle of Manassas the Eighth suffered 208 casualties, 11% of the total Confederate losses. However, morale remained high and for those who missed the engagement due to illness the text notes that " . . .their worst fear was that the war would end . . .and they would go home never having seen the face of battle." The book narrates the Georgia Eighth's campaigns from First Manassas to surrender at Appomattox with the Eighth participating in most major engagements. The book observes that "As usual, the men in the ranks paid the price," but inspite of heavy causalities morale remained high with the text noting "They would go, all right, when ordered, not from any eagerness for the fight, but rather from "deep and stern convictions of duty." Furthermore, they found support in experiencing the "decided change in the religious tone of the army . . ."
Robert E. Lee replaced Joe Johnston on June 1, 1862, and the text states "After three months of following Lee, the men had already gained a sublime confidence that they could not fail where he led." However, following Gettysburg ". . the campaign had seared its mark in the hearts and minds of the soldiers. They had thought victory close, within their grasp. They had given their supreme effort, and it had not been enough." Nevertheless, almost two years later the men of the Eighth still cheered Robert E. Lee when he rode past in his full dress uniform on his way to surrender to Grant.
Being the story of Confederate Infantrymen, there is limited analysis of strategies, tactics, commanders and command problems, concentrating instead on the men and their ordeals. However, the few comments made are interesting such as on page 60 which observes that "Like many of the plans Beauregard would make during the war, this one was overelaborate and unrealistic . . .Mistakes and misunderstandings were bound to occur and Beauregard's grandiose plan tended to maximize them." On page 246, the text correctly comments on Longstreet's July 2nd inaction with McLaw's right brigade in support of the Eighth at Gettysburg at Rose woods noting "Longstreet was with McLaw during this period and apparently delayed the latter's attack for reasons that seemed sufficient to him but that no one else has ever understood."
The book contains few errors. However, page 110 erroneously states that one day the Eighth "observed the ascension of one of the hot-air balloons that the Federals were using to observe Rebel positions." The balloon that the Eighth Georgia saw was a balloon inflated with hydrogen gas flown by Professor Lowe and was not a "hot-air" balloon. Hot-air balloons were not used during the Civil War! In fact, hot-air balloons were rarely, if ever, used for military purposes. The flight observed probably was the June 18, 1861 demonstration flight by Professor Lowe in a balloon he owned as the Union army owned no balloons until late August. (1)
This is a Civil War book that narrates the story of Confederate infantrymen who bravely fought and died long after their cause was lost because they felt it was their "duty". After surrender "The men of the Eighth, just over hundred of them," [full regimental complement was 1000 men] " made their way back to the their homes in two and threes, or alone, by whatever means of transportation they could manage." They had fought bravely for their dream of the Old South.
(1) Lighter -Than - Air Flight (1965 Franklin Watts Inc.)edited by Lt. Col. C.V.Glines, USAF,
page 104 The Nation's First Air Force.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
You ARE there with the Eight!
By Charles C. DiVincenti Jr.
Hats off to Mr. Woodworth for putting the finishing touches on the late Mr. Wilkinson's regimental history of this fighting unit. The diary, journal and newspaper accounts of the period allow a true "you are there" experience for the reader - and all are woven nearly seamlessly to offer a vivid text for the scholar or casual reader. A bit annoying, though, are the lack of ANY maps! A definate "recommend" from this Civil War enthusiast!
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