A Mississippi Rebel in the Army of Northern Virginia
The Civil War Memoirs of Private David HoltBy David HoltRecorded TrackLength12h 10m
About this audiobook
You’re about to hear the wartime memories of David E. Holt, a Mississippi farm boy who marched off to the Civil War at sixteen and served in the fabled Army of Northern Virginia. Holt fought through some of the fiercest battles of the Confederacy—Malvern Hill, Second Manassas, Sharpsburg, Gettysburg, and the long siege of Petersburg. He writes not as a general or strategist, but as a private in the ranks, telling exactly what he saw, felt, and survived.
Decades after the guns fell silent, Holt set down these recollections in plain, direct language, describing everything from the terror of battle to the boredom of camp life, the misery of prison, and the small moments of humor that kept men alive. His account is raw, personal, and unmistakably human—a rare look into the life of a young Confederate soldier who endured the full grind of war.
This is David Holt’s story, told in his own words: the story of a Mississippi rebel in the Army of Northern Virginia.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.5 (10)
Includes Goodreads
GenreBiography and Memoir
Length12 hrs 10 mins
Narrated byRecorded Track
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateFeb 25, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Intro
2Chapter 1: Off to War
3Chapter 2: Dead Men and a Train Wreck
4Chapter 3: Winchester to Cross Keys
5Chapter 4: Disaster at Malvern Hill
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6Chapter 5: Castle Thunder
7Chapter 6: Kelly’s Ford
8Chapter 7: Gordonsville Receiving Station
9Chapter 8: Lynchburg and Liberty 1862
10Chapter 9: Bedford County, Virginia
11Chapter 10: Fredericksburg 1862
12Chapter 11: Pie Raid
13Chapter 12: Battle of Fredericksburg
14Chapter 13: After Fredericksburg
15Chapter 14: Chancellorsville 1863
16Chapter 15: Battle of Chancellorsville
17Chapter 16: Captured
18Chapter 17: United States Ford
19Chapter 18: Funny Camp Story
20Chapter 19: Battle of Gettysburg
21Chapter 20: Retreat from Gettysburg
22Chapter 21: Whiskey Fight in Hagerstown
23Chapter 22: Bristoe Station
24Chapter 23: Mine Run Campaign
25Chapter 24: Rapidan Swim
26Chapter 25: Battle of the Wilderness
27Chapter 26: After the Wilderness
28Chapter 27: Spotsylvania Court House
29Chapter 28: The Bloody Angle
30Chapter 29: Battle of North Anna
31Chapter 30: Battle of Cold Harbor
32Chapter 31: Battle of the Crater
33Chapter 32: Mahone’s Flank Attack
34Chapter 33: Battle of Ream's Station
35Chapter 34: Weldon Railroad
36Chapter 35: POW
37Chapter 36: Life at Point Lookout
38Chapter 37: Returning Home
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