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Walter A. (Walter Augustus) Clark
1842–1914
Best known for a vivid Civil War memoir, this Georgia writer left behind a firsthand account of military life with the Oglethorpes of Augusta. His work is valued less as polished literature than as direct, personal remembrance from a Confederate soldier.
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Under the Stars and Bars : or, Memories of four years service with the Oglethorpes, of Augusta, Georgia
by Walter A. (Walter Augustus) Clark
About the author
Born in 1842 and dying in 1914, Walter Augustus Clark is chiefly remembered for Under the Stars and Bars; or, Memories of Four Years Service with the Oglethorpes of Augusta, Georgia, published in 1900. Library of Congress records identify the book as his account of service with the Oglethorpes of Augusta, and later editions and catalog records consistently connect the work to him.
The book is a memoir of his time in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, and that firsthand perspective is what makes it notable today. Readers usually encounter Clark not as a broadly known literary figure, but as a witness whose recollections help document soldier life, memory, and regional history.
Reliable biographical detail beyond those basics was limited in the sources I could confirm here, so it is safest to keep the focus on the memoir itself and on the dates 1842–1914, which are widely attached to his name in library and archival records.