Jacob Klodsloe, One of the Nobodies: How He Came Home from the War, How He Grew Up and Into It [cover title].

(Cleburne, TX: A. H. Yeager, Publisher, T. L. Sanders, Printer, 1899). First edition. 12mo. 129 pp. Autobiographical account of a Confederate soldier from Washington County, Tennessee; Civil War experiences include his capture at Kennesaw Mountain in June, 1864, his incarceration as a prisoner of war at Camp Douglas, Illinois, his journey home, and, after reflecting on his childhood in east Tennessee, how he came to join an infantry company as the war began. Yeager (1842-1940) served with the 29th Tennessee Infantry until his capture; though not included here, his post-Civil War years were spent, first as a lawyer in Tennessee, then as a newspaperman and farmer in Johnson County, Texas. Not in Nevins, Dornbusch, Eicher, Nicholson, or Broadfoot. OCLC locates 23 copies, but only one in Tennessee (Knox County Public). Text pages a little toned, but a very good copy. Original printed wrappers (a little wear to the spine). (10020). Item #63536

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