Lieutenant John Worsham, of the 21st Virginia Infantry, describes capturing a Federal supply store and enjoying the spoils of the enemy's food, cake and beer on the 4th of July.
Private Robert Carter, of the 22nd Massachusetts Infantry, describes the Battle of Sherperdstown Ford and the first battle of the 118th Pennsylvania, a.k.a. "Corn Exchange".
Private Henry Stanley, of the 6th Arkansas Infantry, was a Welsh immigrant to the United States. In this account he describes the moments before his regiment went into battle at Shiloh.
Lieutenant Abner Small, of the 16th Maine Infantry, describes the time he found the regimental band drunk before an inspection.
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About Civil War Regiments
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The Civil War Regiments Podcast is a collection of accounts and diary entries of the common soldiers of the American Civil War, along with unit histories and battle narratives, to help educate and…
offer a better understanding of the daily life of soldiers from 1861-1865.