The book Reminiscences of the Civil War And Other Sketches was written by author Ralph J Smith Here you can read free online of Reminiscences of the Civil War And Other Sketches book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Reminiscences of the Civil War And Other Sketches a good or bad book?
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In fact men of the rank l ed and we prepared to accept a eldght and file are often puffed up with the token of the regardiS presiented to us pride of victory only to find out some- by the enemy in the shape of quarter- time afterward* that he had been j master's stores. , commissaries etc. Well-whipped. In great battles with Oh how empty we found oursielveis thousands on each side, especial- ; now that we had tiime to thank of it. Ly privates, are like little screws in Having ioiflated our anat...omies with the wheel of a giant machimie. They crackers, sausage, pigs feet, maoaro- are carried along by the power that ni, sugar coffee etc. We began to re- moves the whole mass without know- ' lect such blankets overcoats and oth- ing where or why. I er clothing as we felt the need of. It About nine o'clock with empty stom: ] soon began to be rumored among us achs and appetites made voracious by I that our Commander, General Albert the faint smell of commissaries emin- | Sidney Johnson was dead upon the ating from General Grant's caimp our I field.
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