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. Readers interested in local history or ordinary wartime experience will find a close view of how emergency service felt to one participant.
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- Author
- Louis Richards
- Reading time
- About 50 minutes
- Pages
- 23
- Language
- English
- Genre
- American Civil War
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