Rebecca, This is from the flyer sent to me by J. W. W. Available December 1998 ARKANSAS CONFEDERATES IN THE WESTERN THEATER by Dr. James Willis, Murray State University, Kentucky native of Drew County, Arkansas "The famous old Ninth Arkansas" fought nineteen battles and num- erous lesser engagements from Shiloh to Bentonville in the Western Theater of the Civil War. More than 1,300 men fought in the 9th Ark- ansas Volunteer Infantry, but only thirty-two remained standing for the final surrender in May 1865 in Greensboro, North Carolina. No other state had a larger porportion of military-aged men fight for the Confederacy than Arkansas. For every Arkansas Confederate soldier among the regular units who remained in Arkansas to fight west of the Mississippi, three fought east of the Mississippi -- one regiment in Virginia, the remaining units in the Western Theater. James Willis' book is the first to present a comprehinsive history of the Arkansas confederates in the Western Theater. This he does by presenting the regimental history of the 9th Arkansas Volunteer Infantry as a unifying strand that is representative of the Akransas confederate experience in the Western Theater. After crossing the Mississippi in August 1861, the 9th Arkansas fought in the Western Theater until its surrender as a part of the Army of Tennessee in May 1865. During the course of the Civil War, the 9th Arkansas met or fought with almost every other Arkansas Confederate unit present in the Western Theater. In May 1864, the 9th Arkansas joined with four other Arkansas regiments, some of which had already been consilidated, to form an all-Arkansas brigade under the command of Brig. Gen. Daniel Harris Reynolds. Accordingly, Willis divides his history into two parts; the first part focuses on the 9th Arkansas, and part two covers Reynolds; Arkansas Brigade. This book, exceeding 800 pages in length, will include 18 photographs, 12 maps, an annotated roster of the 9th Arkansas Regiment, and index. The text will be bound in a hardback cloth cover and protected by a dustjacket. $29.95 until 11/1/98 - thereafter $39.95 MORNINGSIDE BOOKSHOP 260 Oak Street, Dayton, Ohio 45410 Box 1087, Dayton, Ohio 45401 Phone (937) 461-6736 FAX (937) 461-4260 (800) 648-9710 (24-Hour Answering) Carolyn jhaisty@tcac.com