{"product_id":"to-succeed-or-perish-the-diaries-of-sergeant-edmund-trent-eggleston-company-g-1st-mississippi-light-artillery-regiment-paperback","title":"To Succeed or Perish: The Diaries of Sergeant Edmund Trent Eggleston, Company G, 1st Mississippi Light Artillery Regiment - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLawrence Lee Hewitt\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eThomas E. Schott\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMarc Kunis\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the Conscription Act of 1862, the Confederacy enacted the first military draft in American history. Rather than face duty with strangers in an uncertain locale, twenty-eight-year-old Edmund Trent Eggleston of Warren County, Mississippi, took advantage of a thirty-day grace period and joined his neighbors in volunteering for duty in Company G of the 1st Mississippi Light Artillery Regiment. Throughout his service, Eggleston kept a detailed account of his daily activities and those of his unit, a diary that remains one of the very few primary sources from a Confederate artillerist in the West. In \u003ci\u003eTo Succeed or Perish\u003c\/i\u003e, editors Lawrence Lee Hewitt, Thomas E. Schott, and Marc Kunis present Eggleston's diaries, along with his letters and ledgers, to offer a rare personal perspective on life behind the cannons in the Civil War's Western Theater and a fascinating window into the world of the Confederate soldier. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEggleston describes garrison duty near Vicksburg, where he enjoyed visits from his wife and children; the battery's first engagement with the enemy at Champion Hill on May 16, 1863; and his service during the 1864 campaigns in Georgia and Tennessee. He offers a significant firsthand account of the Atlanta campaign, including the fighting at Resaca, Cassville, New Hope Church, Kennesaw Mountain, and the Chattahoochee River, as well as the siege of Atlanta. Because of the destruction of Hood's Army, Confederate records of these engagements are extremely rare, and Eggleston's observations are invaluable. In Tennessee, he recounts the action at the Battle of Nashville and the capture of his battery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing an introduction that traces the wartime actions of Company G as well as a complete roster of the men with whom Eggleston served, \u003ci\u003eTo Succeed or Perish\u003c\/i\u003e provides an important primary account of artillery service in an underrepresented theater of the Civil War.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLawrence Lee Hewitt\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of history emeritus at Southeastern Louisiana University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003ePort Hudson: The Most Significant Battlefield Photographs of the Civil War \u003c\/i\u003eand co-editor of ten anthologies dealing with America's Civil War. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas E. Schott \u003c\/b\u003eworked as a historian for the Department of Defense. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eAlexander H. Stephens of Georgia: A Biography\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Jefferson Davis Award, and co-editor with Lawrence Hewitt of \u003ci\u003eLee and His Generals: Essays in Honor of T. Harry Williams.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarc Kunis \u003c\/b\u003eis a certified public accountant and the director of accounting at Resolution Productions. He is also past president of the Chicago Civil War Round Table and a Civil War podcaster. \n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 227\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 29, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47372685246649,"sku":"9798895270851","price":36.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/4309\/4713\/files\/VGKt_Mif0x9798895270851.webp?v=1780699833","url":"https:\/\/thoobo.com\/products\/to-succeed-or-perish-the-diaries-of-sergeant-edmund-trent-eggleston-company-g-1st-mississippi-light-artillery-regiment-paperback","provider":"Thoobo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}