Soldiering for Glory: The Civil War Letters of Colonel Frank Schaller, Twenty-Second Mississippi Infantry

Mary and Martin describe his second cousin twice-removed as a quixotic idealist with a double share of bad luck, and special talents for being in the wrong place at the wrong time and for self-destruction. He had five minutes of the glory he sought, they find, leading a charge at Shiloh until he was shot off his horse. They let his letters tell most of the story, adding commentary, photographs, and other supporting material where helpful. Annotation 穢2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)