Well-researched coloring book dramatically captures the danger, hardships, tedium, and lighter moments in the life of a Civil War soldier. 45 realistically rendered illustrations depict new recruits saying good-bye to loved ones, trying on uniforms, spending a relaxed evening in camp, posing for a photographer, facing a cavalry attack, and much more.
The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865
Clarke , disappointed at having his regiment ordered away without him , was soon directed to remove his headquarters to St. Louis , leaving Colonel Edwin V. Sumner in charge at Jefferson Barracks . Sumner , a veteran known in the army ...
E. was not to get his troops entangled, so as to be unable to disengage them, in case the enemy were in force.”” By the time Brown returned to the ... Gouverneur K. Warren's Union Fifth Corps attacked. Warren struck on both sides of the ...
Describes the process that turned civilians into Union or Confederate soldiers during the Civil War, including enlistment, basic training, camp life, and the first experience of combat.
In The Loyal, True, and Brave, readers will learn how the soldier's story has changed over the years, being told in different ways as passing generations introduced their own questions and interests.
How did Civil War soldiers endure the brutal and unpredictable existence of army life during the conflict? This question is at the heart of Peter S. Carmichael's sweeping new study of men at war.
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This book discusses joining up, uniforms and rifles, training and discipline, and more.
A storm of canister from our eighteen pieces, and from Martin's horse battery of four pieces, in battery on the south side of the field, at an angle to our line, enlightened them on the subject.” This was the critical moment, ...