Haystacks of Limbs: The Siege of Petersburg, Virginia - 1864-1865 The Civil War diary of Anthony Gaveston Taylor, 39th Illinois Regiment - Company A - Volunteer Veteran Infantry

This is just one of the fascinating Civil War camp-life gems to be found in Bambi Rae Brown's book, Haystacks of Limbs, a true account written over 150 years ago by her great-grandfather, A. G. Taylor, a farmer from Illinois. His accounts cover the events of 1864 to 1865 as he engaged in the Petersburg Campaign and include: Butler's advance at Port Walthall Junction, VA and the casualties of 400 Union soldiers. The daily skirmishing, stacking of arms, trench digging, and camp life during th...