A member of the Stonewall Brigade until his 1864 capture, Opie traveled extensively in the eastern theater of the war, taking part in the major Virginia campaigns. He raided in West Virginia, was at Sharpsburg and Gettysburg, and followed Jubal Early to the outskirts of Washington. He was captured in the Shenandoah Valley on his return and was imprisoned at Elmira, New York, until the end of the war. This memoir recounts his experiences during the war and at Elmira prison.

Opie’s delightful memoirs of army life compare in style to those of John Casler in the sense of being a light and enjoyable narrative. However, Opie had a more accurate eye for facts and unusual powers of recall, thereby creating an unusually good blend of humor and heroism. As a soldier, Opie took part in the major Virginia campaigns as well as raiding in West Virginia. Opie’s sometimes opinionated accounts of crucial events combine with these to create a valuable story of one man’s adventures and experiences in the Civil War.

A REBEL CAVALRYMAN WITH LEE, STUART AND JACKSON
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