Edward Alexander Moore

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Edward Alexander Moore

b. 1842

A Confederate artilleryman turned memoirist, he left behind one of the best-known firsthand accounts of serving under Stonewall Jackson. His writing brings Civil War campaigning to life through the daily experiences of the Rockbridge Artillery.

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The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson In Which is Told the Part Taken by the Rockbridge Artillery in the Army of Northern Virginia

The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson In Which is Told the Part Taken by the Rockbridge Artillery in the Army of Northern Virginia

by Edward Alexander Moore

About the author

Born in 1842, Edward Alexander Moore is best known for The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson, a memoir drawn from his service in the Rockbridge Artillery during the American Civil War. Library catalogs and public-domain editions identify him as the author of this enduring firsthand narrative.

Moore served as a private in the Rockbridge Artillery of Virginia, and his book follows the unit through major campaigns in the Army of Northern Virginia. Because it was written from personal experience rather than from a distant historical view, it has remained a valued source for readers interested in soldier life, marching, battle, and memory.

His memoir was published in the early 20th century and has continued to circulate through libraries, archives, and Project Gutenberg. For many readers, Moore stands out not as a literary celebrity, but as a vivid eyewitness whose account preserves the texture of one soldier's war.