As a young man in Georgia, G.
Sorrel\'s "rough jottings from memory" provide vivid and detailed descriptions of many of the war\'s chief participants and eve.
He was at Longstreet\'s side when Longstreet was struck down in 1864.
During the war, as an aide-de-camp on Brigadier General James Longstreet\'s Staff he fought in many battles, including those at Chickamauga and Chattanooga.
Moxley Sorrel enlisted in a cavalry unit even before the Civil War erupted, so eager was he to serve his home state.
As a young man in Georgia, G