The vast majority of Confederate soldiers set to paper one aspect or another of The Civil War. While most of their writings were in the form of letters home, many soldiers kept journals and diaries. Still others took copious notes, later transforming them into book form. The following tributes to the Confederate Soldier are by both admirers and fellow soldiers.
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| Gen. Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson is appropriately placed at Gen. Lee's right hand. "When 'Stonewall' Jackson died, the hopes for the Confederacy died with him" so say most historians. |
"I tremble for my country when I hear of confidence expressed in me. I know too well my weakness, that our only hope is in God" Robert E. Lee to his wife, 1862 |
Whether a student of Gen. Forrest or 'history-ignorant' beginner, you will exit this page with a greater respect and knowledge for one of the most intelligent, complex and reverent commanders ... ever. | The Confederate Soldiers, a hodgepodge of humanity and all walks of life lived, fought and died together. Strangers, they all had one thing in common: the love of their God and Country. |
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| The Cherokee Artillery | |
| The only President of the Confederate States of America was, ironically, a strong defender of the United States Constitution. | Mainly made up of volunteers from Rome and Floyd Co, The Cherokee Artillery were the big-gun bulwark of numerous battles. |
