Rebel at large

Description:

"This diary, most unusual during the Civil War, contains little about military life. Early in the war Van Buskirk abandoned his regiment. He wrote of the suffering civilians endured at the hands of armies, and found time to chronicle his fascination with handsome young lads he encountered--providing modern readers a glimpse of class differences and sexual mores"--Provided by publisher.

subjects: Diaries,  History,  Prisoners of war,  Prisoners and prisons,  Civil-military relations,  Military deserters,  Social aspects,  Confederate States of America,  Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Infantry Regiment, 13th,  Soldiers,  Confederate Personal narratives,  Biography,  Confederate states of america, biography,  Confederate states of america, army,  United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, personal narratives, confederate,  United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, prisoners and prisons

People: Philip C. Van Buskirk (1833-1903)

Places: United States,  Confederate States of America

Times: Civil War, 1861-1865,  19th century