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The Long Roll

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Before Gone with the Wind exploded into print, Mary Johnston's The Long Roll was one of the definitive novels about the Civil War. Johnston peels away some of the historical romance of the cavalry and shows how vital artillery was in the battles, while paying close attention to the importance of planning and patience, and the role of roads, rail, horse,and boat, mixing all of these elements with descriptions of raw courage and reckless abandon.

"The two rode on. To left and right were lighte...