Hardtack and coffee, or, The unwritten story of Army life
by John Davis Billings and George M Smith and Co
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One of the most important memoirs of the American Civil War, this is also one of the few to describe what life was really like for the common soldier. The author, a Union veteran of the Army of the Potomac, tells of how the men enlisted or were conscripted; how they lived in camp and on the march; what they ate and foraged; how they were equipped and provided for; how they lived, amused themselves, were disciplined and punished, cared for and healed, and ultimately how they died. Written with a wry and gentle sense of humor, and profusely illustrated with pen-and-ink drawings, this book is full of the anecdotes and trivia that made it a best-seller in its day, and a primary source for life in the Civil War ever since.
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History, Military life, Personal narratives, United States, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, United States. Army, Armed Forces, American Civil War (1861-1865) fast (OCoLC)fst01351658, United states, army, military life, United states, army, history, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, personal narrativesPlaces
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Civil War, 1861-1865, 19th centuryShowing 8 featured editions. View all 37 editions?
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Hardtack and coffee, or, The unwritten story of Army life
1982, Time-Life Books
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Hardtack and coffee; or, The unwritten story of army life: including chapters on enlisting, life in tents and log huts, Jonahs and beats, offences and punishments, raw recruits, foraging, corps and corps badges, the wagon trains, the army mule, the engineer corps, the signal corps, etc.
1887, G.M. Smith & Co.
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Subtitle: "Including chapters on enlisting, life in tents and log huts, jonahs and beats, offences and punishments, raw recruits, foraging, corps and corps badges, the wagon trains, the Army mule, the Engineer Corps, the Signal Corps, etc."
Reprint. Originally published: Boston : G.M. Smith, 1887.
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