Arthur Peronneau Ford

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Arthur Peronneau Ford

A South Carolina soldier turned his Civil War service into a firsthand memoir that follows camp life, artillery duty, and the strain of fighting around Charleston. Written with Marion Johnstone Ford, his book offers a ground-level view of the Confederate army through the eyes of an ordinary private.

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Life in the Confederate Army Being Personal Experiences of a Private Soldier in the Confederate Army, and Some Experiences and Sketches of Southern Life

Life in the Confederate Army Being Personal Experiences of a Private Soldier in the Confederate Army, and Some Experiences and Sketches of Southern Life

by Arthur Peronneau Ford, Marion Johnstone Ford

About the author

Born in South Carolina, Arthur Peronneau Ford is known for Life in the Confederate Army, a memoir first published in 1905. The book draws on his experiences as a private soldier during the Civil War and focuses less on grand strategy than on the daily realities of military life.

Ford served in Confederate forces connected with Charleston, and his account follows marches, camp routines, battlefield danger, and the pressures of wartime service. Modern library and public-domain records credit the work to both Arthur Peronneau Ford and Marion Johnstone Ford, suggesting a collaborative shaping of the narrative for publication.

Today, his reputation rests mainly on that memoir, which continues to be read as a personal wartime narrative rather than a broad history. For listeners interested in eyewitness accounts, his writing offers a direct, personal window into one soldier's experience of the Civil War.