Private Samuel McNeil, of the 31st Ohio Infantry, describes his unit charging and capturing Missionary Ridge against orders, though it cost him a serious wound.
Private Alfred Davenport, of the 5th New York Zouaves, describes the horrific ordeal of the collapse and destruction of his regiment at the Battle of Second Manassas.
Lieutenant Colonel Hilary Herbert, of the 8th Alabama Infantry, describes members of his regiment trading and peaceful truces with the enemy along the Rappahannock River.
Chaplain William Lyle, of the 11th Ohio Infantry, along with a battlefield journalist recall a prayer led by Lyle before his regiment went into action at the Battle of Chickamauga.
Private John Haley, of the 17th Maine Infantry, describes the moment his regiment was caught in a trap at the Battle of Spotsylvania, Virginia as well as the cowardice of his commanding officer.
8 min
About Civil War Regiments
From the publisher's feed
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.