{"product_id":"2940149262359","title":"War Diary of General Joseph Stockton (1862~65) Expanded, Annotated","description":"From first lieutenant to brigadier general, Joseph Stockton  commanded through some of the bloodiest and most important battles of the American Civil War. His modest but detailed prose makes it another wonderful soldier's-eye-view of the greatest war of American history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOf a serious battle wound during hand-to-hand combat, he writes:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"...suddenly fell forward on my face. I thought I had been knocked down by the force of a shell passing by, but feeling some blood trickling down my neck, I put my hand up and found that I had been hit by a side shot through the back of my head, making a painful but not dangerous wound.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe also wrote of his own tears as he witnessed a sorrowful parting between an ill Confederate soldier and his wife in a hospital.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThroughout his time in service, he kept this diary, first published posthumously in 1910 by his son.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the first time ever, this long-out-of-print book is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers and smartphones. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBe sure to LOOK INSIDE or download a sample.","brand":"Big Byte Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47079616446704,"sku":"2940149262359","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940149262359_p0.jpg?v=1764004344","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940149262359","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}