“Throughout that land of water and sky the willow clumps dotting the bosom of every sea-marsh and fringing every rush-rimmed lake were yellow and green in the full flush of a new year, the war year, ‘Sixty-one.’”
Set in sultry New Orleans during the Civil War, this novel tells the story of a certain Confederate army artillery unit. It provides an account of the experiences of Hilary Kincaid’s Battery, or “the ladies’ men,” as they are more playfully called, and gives insight into the nature of war, hope, and peace.
One of the South’s greatest writers of all time, George Washington Cable brings this story to life with his skilled use of beautiful language and detailed description. His words paint images that leap to life from the page. His extensive knowledge of the history of New Orleans and the South is evident in Kincaid’s Battery.
About the Author
George Washington Cable was both a writer and social reformer born in New Orleans in 1844. After serving in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, he began to write for the New Orleans Picayune. He wrote often of Creole New Orleans and has been called the most important Southern artist working in the late nineteenth century, as well as the first modern Southern writer. His books include Old Creole Days, The Creoles of Louisiana, and The Grandissimes, all published by Pelican.
KINCAID’S BATTERY
By George W. Cable
Illustrated by Alonzo Kimball
HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
FICTION / Historical
424 pp. 5 x 8
6 illustrations
ISBN: 9781565549784 pb (F)