Carrying The Flag: The Story Of Private Charles Whilden, The Confederacy's Most Unlikely Hero

While the title of the book, Carrying the Flag, indicates that it is the story of private Charles Whilden, it is that and much more. It is a well written narrative history of the events leading to up to the Civil War and beyond. Much of the book focuses on two significant battles, the Wilderness and Spotsylvania Court House. The detail of these two battles is very descriptive to allow the reader a clear picture of stratagies, tactics and events. Yet it is not overburdensome to the point of drying out the narrative and rendering the book ineffectively detailed. The author, Gordon Rhea, focuses most of his attention on the activities of the Confederates in this book. A book of more balance could possibliy have been just as effective. show more None-the-less, there is no sparing of honorable words for the bravery exhibited by contestants on both sides of this great tragedy. I give Mr. Rhea 4 stars for his book. I am glad he provided us with the opportunity to read his work and I would recommend it to anyone who appreciates the efforst of Civil War historians. show less