Lieutenant Benjamin Perry, of the 29th Ohio Infantry, writes a letter to an Ohio senator, begging for his battered regiment to be given a respite from the conflict.
Sergeant Robert Jamison, of the 45th Tennessee Infantry, writes a letter to his wife describing the magnificent views and sites of the Siege of Chattanooga.
Corporal George Wilson, of the 17th Indiana Infantry, describes recruiting horses and mules in the countryside of Tennessee as his unit was converted into a mounted command.
William Watson, a native Scotsman who enlisted in the 3rd Louisiana Infantry, describes the effects on his comrades regarding new resolutions against drunkenness.
Rice Bull, of the 123rd New York Infantry, describes the feelings and duties of a new recruit in the service of the Federal army.
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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.