A story of the great war between the States-told from the ranks This is an engaging recollection of the American Civil War by one of its most humble participants an ordinary soldier-later an NCO of the Union Army-in the 61st Regiment of the Illinois Infantry. His story, written in old age is surprisingly fresh, vital and full of concise detail. Here, clearly, is a man who relished recalling his time in the army and had many interesting stories of camp, campaign and battlefield action to tell. Leander Stillwell was a westerner and member of the Union army of the West, so within these pages...
A story of the great war between the States-told from the ranks This is an engaging recollection of the American Civil War by one of its most humb...
A story of the great war between the States-told from the ranks This is an engaging recollection of the American Civil War by one of its most humble participants an ordinary soldier-later an NCO of the Union Army-in the 61st Regiment of the Illinois Infantry. His story, written in old age is surprisingly fresh, vital and full of concise detail. Here, clearly, is a man who relished recalling his time in the army and had many interesting stories of camp, campaign and battlefield action to tell. Leander Stillwell was a westerner and member of the Union army of the West, so within these pages...
A story of the great war between the States-told from the ranks This is an engaging recollection of the American Civil War by one of its most humb...
This is one of the more popular memoirs written by a soldier during the Civil War. From the preface: "When I began writing these reminiscences it did not occur to me that anything in the nature of a preface was necessary. It was thought that the dedication to my son Jerry contained sufficient explanation. But I have now finished writing these recollections, and in view of all that they set forth, I believe that a few brief prefatory remarks may now be appropriate. In the first place it will be said that when I began the work it was only to gratify my son, and without any thought or...
This is one of the more popular memoirs written by a soldier during the Civil War. From the preface: "When I began writing these reminiscences it did ...
The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War is considered to be one of the greatest accounts of the American Civil War. Leander Stillwell was a soldier in the 61st Illinois Infantry fighting for the Union Army. Stillwell's account provides great detail of battles such as Little Rock and Murfreesboro.
The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War is considered to be one of the greatest accounts of the American Civil War. Leander Stillw...
