The History of the Confederate War, Its Causes and Its Conduct is a two volume historical work by George Eggleston, American author who served as a Confederate soldier in the Civil War, which took place from 1861 to 1865 between northern United States and southern United States. Eggleston divided the work in two parts, dealing firstly with the causes of war, and then with its conduct, sharing his own experiences, but also providing a critical look from his standpoint of a Confederate soldier.
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George Cary Eggleston (1839-1911) was an American author who served in American Civil War. After the War he published a serialized account of his time as a Confederate soldier. These serialized articles were later collected and expanded upon and published under the title ‘A Rebel’s Recollections.’