THE WALLER JOURNALS - Cotton, P D
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The Waller Journals tells a coming of age story based on the letters, diaries, and journal of George Waller. The reader follows George from his humble beginnings in Martinsville, Virginia, a hamlet in the Blue Ridge Mountains just north of the North Carolina border, to his time at The Medical College of Virginia. George eventually joined the 24th Virginia Infantry in March 1862. The following month he was promoted to Hospital Steward. George and his regiment participated in most the major battles with the Army of Northern Virginia. It gives the reader a very personal insight into the rapidly…mehr

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The Waller Journals tells a coming of age story based on the letters, diaries, and journal of George Waller. The reader follows George from his humble beginnings in Martinsville, Virginia, a hamlet in the Blue Ridge Mountains just north of the North Carolina border, to his time at The Medical College of Virginia. George eventually joined the 24th Virginia Infantry in March 1862. The following month he was promoted to Hospital Steward. George and his regiment participated in most the major battles with the Army of Northern Virginia. It gives the reader a very personal insight into the rapidly deteriorating conditions that the medical personnel and soldiers of the Confederacy had to deal with as the war progressed from one who witnessed the horrors of a sectional war.
Autorenporträt
David Cotton born December 16, 1945 in Raleigh North Carolina. Moved to California at the age of 14 years with his family. Serviced in the U.S. Army from 1967-1969 with the 8th Medical Battalion and the 596th Signal Company in Viet Nam. He worked in the medical field for over 40 years and retired from the Arizona Department of Correction in 2008 as a Medical Technician. David has also been a Historian and re-enactor since 1982 and re-enacts in central and southern California with the Fort Tejon Historical Association. He is a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, Camp 1525 and The Society of Civil War Surgeons also a member of the Viet Nam Veterans of America (VVA) chapter 432, Phoenix AZ. David spends his time when not re-enacting or lecturing history as a Ham Radio Operator serving his community with The Maricopa County Emergency Communications Group. David has two wonderful sons, seven grandchildren, and five great grandchildren. He lives in Phoenix Az. with his beautiful wife of over 45 years.