Eleven Days in the Militia During the War of the Rebellion
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An urgent call to defend Pennsylvania brings civilians from Reading into military service in September 1862. Louis Richards recounts their brief campaign through a personal journal, later presented with an introduction explaining the alarm that drew inexperienced volunteers from their homes. Public meetings, official orders and preparations for a threatened invasion establish the setting of this Civil War account.
The journal pays close attention to the practical discomforts of service. Drilling and guard duty give way to a midnight summons, a long wait beside the railroad and a delayed train to Hagerstown. Richards records letters written by the tracks, uncertain reports from the army and the difficulty of adjusting civilian habits to military orders.
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Book facts
- Author
- Louis Richards
- Reading time
- About 50 minutes
- Pages
- 23
- Language
- English
- Genre
- American Civil War
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- PDF, EPUB, Read online