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A vivid, firsthand Civil War memoir that follows a young soldier from the battlefront to the home front. This account, drawn from the author’s own experiences, offers a clear, human view of campaigns, camp life, and the enduring memory of a tough, revolutionary era. Though rooted in specific battles, the narrative centers on courage, endurance, and the transforming power of memory in the aftermath of war. The book presents not only relentless fighting but also the everyday moments—from field hospitals to long homecomings—that shaped a generation.
Through these pages you’ll move with a regiment that endured hardship, kept moving, and looked toward peace. You’ll see the wide sweep of strategy and the intimate realities of marching, camping, and tending the wounded. The narrative also explores the people who supported soldiers—the Sanitary and Christian Commissions, army chaplains, and volunteers who bridged front lines and home fronts. It is a portrait of war as told by a participant, not a historian.
- Vivid frontline scenes, campaigns, and the rhythm of army life across years of conflict.
- Behind-the-scenes looks at field hospitals, ambulances, and the care of the wounded.
- The human network of support, including the Sanitary and Christian Commissions and the army chaplains.
- The emotional arc of return, memory, and reconciliation during the homecoming and grand reviews.
Ideal for readers of Civil War history, memoirs, and personal accounts of wartime experiences.
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The crisis battle OF the war Pickett's Grand Charge - Daring Courage of the South Breaks against the Firmness of the North - What might have Happened - Hope of Republics.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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This is not a history in any sense, and it can hardly be called a story of the war, which was the greatest war of the age. There have been many wars of longer duration, and there have been slaughterings of weaker races by stronger ones: but this was, from the first, a death grapple between two civilizations represented by branches of the same dominant race, and for four long years the echoes of the picket's rifle never ceased. The desperate and heroic character of the contest is attested by the high proportion of casualties in both armies, which were far in excess of those of any modern European war.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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