Rebel Pulpit: The Civil War Prison Diary of Lieutenant James Vance Walker - Third Tennessee Confederate Infantry (Vaughn's) - Paperback

by Melissa Hadley (Editor), Joe Walker (Author)

Captured by Federal soldiers while on a scouting mission in 1864, Lt. James Vance Walker, commander of Company "G" of the Third Tennessee Confederate Infantry (Vaughn's Brigade), was sent as a prisoner of war to the Fort Delaware POW camp outside of Philadelphia where he was held for the remainder of the war. While at the prison, Walker, along with several other officers, worked tirelessly to establish a religious presence inside the fort - doing moral battle with the gambling and drinking that ran widespread throughout the fort. Walker's diary, coupled with the diary of Rev. Isaac Handy, a political prisoner, offers amazing insights into the struggle between good and evil, even in the midst of Civil War.

Author Biography

Author Joe Walker is a native of Arkansas, growing up just a few miles north of the Jenkins' Ferry Battlefield, where his father instilled in him the rich Civil War history of the area. His first book, "Harvest of Death: The Battle of Jenkins' Ferry, Arkansas," is the first major work on the battle in fifty years. He is a member of Military Order of Stars and Bars, Sons of Confederate Veterans as well a founding member of the General James McPherson Chapter of the Sons of Union Veterans. His family history is rich in Civil War history with ancestors serving in both the Union and Confederate armies. He and his family live in Central Arkansas.