| Details | | Publication Date: | 1977-01-01 | | Edition Description: | Illustrated |
Industry Reviews "An excellent firsthand account of the Civil War from a soldier's point of view. It is a masterful description of war's grim reality." VFW Magazine - Unknown
"An unusual and extremely interesting narrative. Skillful editing and annotating by Bauer assist rather than intrude upon the reader. Highly recommended." Library Journal - Unknown
"Constitutes the most engrossing narrative of a soldier's Civil War service that this reviewer has read in many a moon....It is worth owning." Civil War Times Illustrated - Robert D. Hoffsommer
"His unvarnished account of the infantry soldier's daily life earns its way onto the shelf of every good Civil War library and into the hands of any who want to know what it was really like." San Diego Union - Unknown
"This is a must read for Civil War buffs and will not disappoint the general reader." Los Angeles Times - Unknown
"Told quietly, it is a sober, intelligent, clear-eyed, sensitive account of a footsoldier's wartime adventures. It is all there: army rations, winter camp, shockingly inadequate field hospitals, long marches in deep mud or searing heat, contaminated drinking water, skirmish line and battle, boredom, excitement, nervousness and fear." Ohio History - Unknown
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