The Citizen-Soldier or, Memoirs of a Volunteer

The Citizen-Soldier Or, Memoirs of a Volunteer (Paperback)

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Lost Cause propagandists like Jefferson Davis and Jubal Early could more easily pitch themselves to the cheap sentimental romanticism that rhetoric of the era encouraged than could Union people and abolitionists though lord knows both tried. John Beatty, an Ohioan who rose to Brigadier-General over the course of the war, created a classic with a consistent voice and a wry critical eye.

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He saw heavy action at Stone River and Chickamauga, but for the most part he talks about marching and camp life. His battle descriptions are decent but the real visceral stuff he packs in surrounds food, cold, exhaustion, and smells. He talks about the endless politicking. At first this is mostly between officers; seemingly ever ambitious man from Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois saw the war more as an opportunity to make connections than anything else.

But eventually a different kind of politics takes hold amongst the men- over the course of the war, you see them come to see themselves as a liberating army, and Beatty takes pride in that and castigated both dithering, soft generals like Buell and domestic dissidents in harsh terms. The story of the Union in the Civil War was, in many respects, the story of deeply imperfect people trying — and in more ways than one would expect, succeeding — to be equal to an epochal historical change.

May 23, Monte Lamb rated it liked it Shelves: This is a diary of an officer in the Army of The Cumberland who rose to brigade command and was involved in fighting from Perryville until Chattanooga. It is well written and gives a good flavor of camp life and his opinions and attitudes towards other officers and the men.

I would think it a very typical diary for its time except it flows real nicely and is easy to read. It doesn't waste any words with superfluous over-the-top dramatizations but does give a good idea for what happened to this m This is a diary of an officer in the Army of The Cumberland who rose to brigade command and was involved in fighting from Perryville until Chattanooga.

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It doesn't waste any words with superfluous over-the-top dramatizations but does give a good idea for what happened to this man and his men. Feb 12, Terena rated it it was amazing.

A must read for history buffs and Genealogists. Larry rated it really liked it Oct 24, Jeffrey A Thomas rated it it was ok Jan 26, Kim rated it really liked it Nov 06, Debra Hennessey rated it liked it Jan 28, Brenda Kellow rated it it was amazing Feb 25, Roberto Allende rated it really liked it Nov 23, Will Hickox rated it really liked it Aug 25, Krysta rated it it was amazing Dec 18, Todd Ligas rated it it was amazing May 15, Jorge rated it liked it Sep 19, Matt rated it it was amazing Dec 13, David L rated it liked it Apr 09, Ted Greiner rated it really liked it Feb 21, Cathy rated it it was amazing Aug 03, Steve rated it really liked it Jun 22, Greg Redman rated it really liked it Apr 12, Lost Cause propagandists like Jefferson Davis and Jubal Early could more easily pitch themselves to the cheap sentimental romanticism that rhetoric of the era encouraged than could Union people and abolitionists though lord knows both tried.

John Beatty, an Ohioan who rose to Brigadier-General over the course of the war, created a classic with a consistent voice and a wry critical eye.

The Citizen-Soldier / or, Memoirs of a Volunteer

He saw heavy action at Stone River and Chickamauga, but for the most part he talks about marching and camp life. His battle descriptions are decent but the real visceral stuff he packs in surrounds food, cold, exhaustion, and smells.

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He talks about the endless politicking. At first this is mostly between officers; seemingly ever ambitious man from Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois saw the war more as an opportunity to make connections than anything else. But eventually a different kind of politics takes hold amongst the men- over the course of the war, you see them come to see themselves as a liberating army, and Beatty takes pride in that and castigated both dithering, soft generals like Buell and domestic dissidents in harsh terms.

The story of the Union in the Civil War was, in many respects, the story of deeply imperfect people trying — and in more ways than one would expect, succeeding — to be equal to an epochal historical change. May 23, Monte Lamb rated it liked it Shelves: This is a diary of an officer in the Army of The Cumberland who rose to brigade command and was involved in fighting from Perryville until Chattanooga. It is well written and gives a good flavor of camp life and his opinions and attitudes towards other officers and the men. I would think it a very typical diary for its time except it flows real nicely and is easy to read.

It doesn't waste any words with superfluous over-the-top dramatizations but does give a good idea for what happened to this m This is a diary of an officer in the Army of The Cumberland who rose to brigade command and was involved in fighting from Perryville until Chattanooga.

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It doesn't waste any words with superfluous over-the-top dramatizations but does give a good idea for what happened to this man and his men. Feb 12, Terena rated it it was amazing. A must read for history buffs and Genealogists. Larry rated it really liked it Oct 24, Jeffrey A Thomas rated it it was ok Jan 26, Kim rated it really liked it Nov 06, Debra Hennessey rated it liked it Jan 28, Brenda Kellow rated it it was amazing Feb 25, Roberto Allende rated it really liked it Nov 23, Will Hickox rated it really liked it Aug 25, Krysta rated it it was amazing Dec 18, Todd Ligas rated it it was amazing May 15, Jorge rated it liked it Sep 19, Matt rated it it was amazing Dec 13, David L rated it liked it Apr 09, Ted Greiner rated it really liked it Feb 21, Cathy rated it it was amazing Aug 03, Steve rated it really liked it Jun 22, Greg Redman rated it really liked it Apr 12,

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