Robert M. Howard

This autobiographical recollection is from one Howard family member, the son of Augustus and Martha (Wimberly) Howard of Georgia. The author recalls the fond memories, the joys and sorrows of his parents and growing up. He recalls the church and school he attended, political signs and slogans of the Whig party in 1840, and sadly, when the Creek Indians in Russell County, Alabama, became hostile and killed many men, women, and children. Seven were tried and hung for murder. When his mother died in 1842 he and his sister went to live with their grandmother and aunt. He tells of his schooling, becoming a civil engineer and of his own service during the Civil War, the skirmishes and battles he fought in, which gives a glimpse into what took place from a soldier's perspective. Data is given on the men called for by the President during the Civil War, by state and by race. 

(346p., Illus, 1912)