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  1. Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865, The
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00 - Dedication and Preface
01 - Beginning of the War, 1862
02 - Benton Barracks, St. Louis, 1862
03 - Battle of Shiloh, 1862
04 - Some Incidents of the Battle of Shiloh
05 - Seige of Corinth, 1862
06 - Bethel, Jackson, 1862
07 - Bolivar, 1862
08 - Vicinity of Iuka, Mississippi, 1862
09 - Affair of Salem Cemetery, 1863
10 - Seige of Vicksburg, 1863
11 - Life in a Hospital, 1863
12 - Devall's Bluff, Little Rock, 1863
13 - Granted a Furlough, 1863
14 - Re-enlist for Three Years More
15 - Augusta and Springfield, 1864
16 - Devall's Bluff; Clarendon Expedition, 1864
17 - Grand Reviews and Inspections, 1864
18 - Regiment Goes Home on Furlough
19 - Murfreesboro, 1864
20 - Affair at Overal's Creek, 1864
21 - Battle of Wilkinson's Pike, 1864
22 - Railroad Fight near Murfresboro, 1864
23 - Murfresboro, Winter 1864-1865
24 - Soldier's Pay: Rations
25 - Mustered Out, September 8, 1865

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10 - Seige of Vicksburg, 1863

Content Provider Librivox
Author Stillwell, Leander
Abstract Leander Stillwell was an 18-year-old Illinois farm boy, living with his family in a log cabin, when the U.S. Civil War broke out. Stillwell felt a duty "to help save the Nation;" but, as with many other young men, his Patriotism was tinged with bravura: "the idea of staying at home and turning over senseless clods on the farm with the cannon thundering so close at hand . . . was simply intolerable." Stillwell volunteered for the 61st Illinois Infantry in January 1861. His youthful enthusiasm for the soldier's life was soon tempered at Shiloh, where he first "saw a gun fired in anger," and "saw a man die a violent death." Stillwell's recounting of events is always vivid, personal, and engrossing. "I distinctly remember my first shot at Shiloh . . . The fronts of both lines were . . . shrouded in smoke. I had my gun at a ready, and was trying to peer under the smoke in order to get a sight of our enemies. Suddenly I heard someone in a highly excited tone calling to me from just in my rear, --'Stillwell! Shoot! Shoot! Why don't you shoot?' I looked around and saw that this command was being given by . . . our second lieutenant, who was wild with excitement, jumping up and down like a hen on a hot griddle. 'Why, lieutenant,' I said, 'I can't see anything to shoot at.' 'Shoot, shoot, anyhow!' 'All right,' I responded. . . And bringing my gun to my shoulder, I aimed low in the direction of the enemy, and blazed away through the smoke. But at the time the idea to me was ridiculous that one should blindly shoot into a cloud of smoke without having a bead on the object to be shot at." The Story of a Common Soldier is a compelling coming of age tale that will appeal not only to Civil War buffs but to anyone who enjoys autobiographies. Written at the urging of his youngest son, when Stillwell was a mature man--a lawyer, judge, and member of the Kansas legislature, it combines graphic detail (provided by his war diary and letters written at the time to his family) with the insights of a thoughtful man looking back on those horrific times.(Summary by Sue Anderson)
Related Links http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/26561 http://archive.org/details/story_of_a_common_soldier_sa_librivox
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