Rebel at large
the diary of Confederate deserter Philip Van Buskirk
Military deserters
Confederate states of america, biography
United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, personal narratives, confederate
Prisoners and prisons
Civil-military relations
Confederate Personal narratives
Confederate States of America. Army
Prisoners of war
Confederate States of America
Soldiers
Diaries
Social aspects
Biography
History
"This diary, most unusual during the Civil War, contains little about military life. Early in the war Van Buskirk abandoned his regiment. He wrote of the suffering civilians endured at the hands of armies, and found time to chronicle his fascination with handsome young lads he encountered--providing…
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