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Rufus H. Peck
A former Confederate cavalryman, he turned his wartime memories into a vivid firsthand memoir that captures camp life, marches, and battles from the view of an ordinary soldier.
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Reminiscencies of a Confederate soldier of Co. C, 2nd Va. Cavalry
by Rufus H. Peck
About the author
Rufus H. Peck is known for Reminiscences of a Confederate Soldier of Co. C, 2nd Va. Cavalry, a memoir first published in the early 20th century. Project Gutenberg describes it as a personal account of his service in Company C of the 2nd Virginia Cavalry during the American Civil War.
Reliable biographical detail about his life is limited in the sources I could confirm during this search. A book-history source identifies him as Rufus Harrison Peck and gives his lifespan as 1838 or 1839 to 1923, but because that information was not corroborated by stronger primary or reference sources here, it should be treated cautiously.
What stands out most clearly is the book itself: a soldier's-eye narrative of the Confederacy's cavalry war in Virginia, remembered years later with attention to the hardship, movement, and emotion of military life. For listeners interested in Civil War memoirs, his work offers a direct and human perspective rather than a grand overview.