In Chris Ferguson's splendid book, the reader is taken on an incredible journey of heroism, courage, honor and duty faithfully performed. Chris brings to life the noble deeds of many brave men interred in this sacred ground, and voices that have remained silent for almost 140 years now speak again to tell of their part in the epic struggle of 1861- 1865. I highly recommend this book for anyone who loves the history of the War Between the States; who is fascinated by the hallowed ground of Hollywood; or who just cheers for the boys in Gray! -Bill Ward Licensed Tour Guide, Hollywood Cemetery |
This is not only a very interesting and readable book, it is also a great reference source. Hollywood Cemetery, in Richmond, Virginia, is the most famous of the Confederate cemeteries because of the number and rank of the Confederate soldiers and officials buried there. Jefferson Davis, J.E.B Stuart, and George Pickett are just a few of Hollywood Cemetery's Confederate notables. Thus it is understandable that books have been written about the Cemetery's more famous residents. In his book, "Hollywood Cemetery, Her Forgotten Soldiers", Chris Ferguson provides photographs and biographies for all of the 106 Confederate Field Officers (Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, Major, or Surgeon) in Hollywood Cemetery. Even though the biographies of the officers (the forgotten soldiers of Hollywood Cemetery) are short, about a page each, they make compelling reading. In addition to the photographs and biographies of the officers; notes, source references, and grave locations are given. The grave locations are referenced to a map of Hollywood Cemetery included in the appendix. As Ferguson says in the Introduction: "The purpose of this book is to record the deeds of Confederate field officers buried at Hollywood. It is for the families of these long-forgotten men who did their duty when their country called." The book is well written and structured so that you can start reading it from any page that you open, or you can read it from cover-to-cover. I really enjoyed this book. It is truly worth owning. - Bob Koch Civil War Historian |
This is not only a very interesting and readable book, it is also a great reference source. Hollywood Cemetery, in Richmond, Virginia, is the most famous of the Confederate cemeteries because of the number and rank of the Confederate soldiers and officials buried there. Jefferson Davis, J.E.B Stuart, and George Pickett are just a few of Hollywood Cemetery's Confederate notables. Thus it is understandable that books have been written about the Cemetery's more famous residents. In his book, "Hollywood Cemetery, Her Forgotten Soldiers", Chris Ferguson provides photographs and biographies for all of the 106 Confederate Field Officers (Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, Major, or Surgeon) in Hollywood Cemetery. Even though the biographies of the officers (the forgotten soldiers of Hollywood Cemetery) are short, about a page each, they make compelling reading. In addition to the photographs and biographies of the officers; notes, source references, and grave locations are given. The grave locations are referenced to a map of Hollywood Cemetery included in the appendix. As Ferguson says in the Introduction: "The purpose of this book is to record the deeds of Confederate field officers buried at Hollywood. It is for the families of these long-forgotten men who did their duty when their country called." The book is well written and structured so that you can start reading it from any page that you open, or you can read it from cover-to-cover. I really enjoyed this book. It is truly worth owning. - Bob Koch Civil War Historian |
In Chris Ferguson's splendid book, the reader is taken on an incredible journey of heroism, courage, honor and duty faithfully performed. Chris brings to life the noble deeds of many brave men interred in this sacred ground, and voices that have remained silent for almost 140 years now speak again to tell of their part in the epic struggle of 1861- 1865. I highly recommend this book for anyone who loves the history of the War Between the States; who is fascinated by the hallowed ground of Hollywood; or who just cheers for the boys in Gray! -Bill Ward Licensed Tour Guide, Hollywood Cemetery |
Hollywood Cemetery Her Forgotten Soldiers: Confederate Field Officers at Rest by Chris Ferguson |
This wonderful book affords a valuable look at that great bivouac of the Confederate dead, Richmond's Hollywood Cemetery. With tenacious research in a vast array of unpublished sources, and employing numerous unpublished photographs, Chris Ferguson has brought alive the memories of dozens of officers buried at this Southern reliquary. -Robert K. Krick, author of The Smoothbore Volley that Doomed the Confederacy (LSU, 2002), and Stonewall Jackson at Cedar Mountain. |
Copyright 2002 - 2009 Chris Ferguson |
As much as any other place, Hollywood Cemetery still captures the atmosphere of wartime Richmond. Her Forgotten Soldiers embraces that feeling and thrives upon it. Chris Ferguson chronicles the lives of Confederate field officers who found their final home in the South's most famous cemetery. Many of them died defending Virginia. Notable for its unimpeachable research, Ferguson's book is an important and fascinating work that rescues dozens of significant officers from virtual anonymity - Robert E.L. Krick Richmond Area Historian and author of Staff Officers in Gray |
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