Brothers One and All: Esprit De Corps in a Civil War Regiment (Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War)

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Summary: "The Red Badge Of Courage" of Civil War Non-ficton!
Review: A vivid,entertaining and detailed account of the every day life and death of a Civil War Regiment. This book will be "The Bible" for re-enactors in the coming years. I was able to learn a thing or two even though I have been self fed Civil War books for the past few decades! A first rate research and reporting job, well written and having the feel of a conversation with a veteran from the conflict. The book focuses on the 154th New York Infantry. A unit that was engaged in many of the wars legendary battles. I knew the south went shoeless at times, but never knew many a yankee boy also left blood stained foot prints in the snow due to a lack of shoes. Members of the 154th will tell you these things and more: The boredom, the fear of coming battle, the sorrow of death in camp and on the battlefield, the forced marches they made and maybe only having one hard-tack cracker to eat at the end of it, and so on. If you love social history of men at arms, or Civil War action, get this book for your library.