Broken Sword: The 4th Mississippi Infantry at Fort Donelson and In Captivity

This is the opening chapters of "Foremost: The Fourth Mississippi Infantry in the Civil War"

Mississippi Infantry, composed of farmers and settlers, marched off to fight the Civil War in the summer of 1861. They, the 26th Alabama and the 15th Arkansas, formed Drake's Brigade, fighting at Forts Henry and Donelson.

Drake's men led the Confederacy to great success in the field but found themselves betrayed at the end of the final day's fighting by Confederate high command.

When Fort Donelson surrendered, the men faced an even greater challenge...surviving Federal POW Camps.