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Preston Lafayette Ledford
1837–1922
Best known for a brief but vivid Civil War memoir, this North Carolina veteran wrote from personal experience and a strong desire to preserve what ordinary soldiers remembered. His account offers a direct, plainspoken window into Confederate service in the 14th North Carolina Infantry.
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Reminiscences of the Civil War, 1861-1865
by Preston Lafayette Ledford
About the author
Born in 1837, Preston Lafayette Ledford was an American memoirist and Civil War veteran from Davidson County, North Carolina. He is known for Reminiscences of the Civil War, 1861-1865, published in Thomasville, North Carolina, in 1909.
Ledford wrote the book as a personal record of wartime life, focusing on the experiences and memories of soldiers rather than broad military history. Library and archive records identify the work as a Confederate personal narrative connected with the 14th North Carolina Infantry, and it has remained accessible through major public collections.
He died in 1922. Though he is not a widely known literary figure, his memoir continues to interest readers looking for firsthand Civil War recollections and local North Carolina history.