“a good job of integrating the history of the unit into the broader story of the war in the West...interesting information...of value to all those interested in that most beleaguered of Confederate armies”—North & South; “a labor of love...valuable”—The Civil War News; “an exhaustive study that cannot fail to impress the reader with the amount of research involved, mostly based on primary source material...detailed accounts of the battles and skirmishes...important...Williamson is to be congratulated...very complete”—Civil War Courier.