The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 : Devoted To Literature And National Policy

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Various

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864" by Various is a collection of essays and articles written in the mid-19th century. This particular issue features discussions on military organization, life within army camps during the American Civil War, and reflections on war experiences, illuminating the often overlooked aspects of warfare beyond battles and marches. The opening of this volume delves deeply into the nature of military life, specifically focusing on the organization and movements of armies during the Civil War. It explores how troops spent much of their time in camps, detailing the challenges of camp life, from maintaining morale to the significant periods of inactivity that soldiers faced. The narrative paints vivid scenes of camp activities, the daily routines of soldiers, and the social dynamics within the ranks, providing a rich context to understand the human experiences behind the military operations of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Joshua Hutchinson, Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by Cornell University Digital Collections)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 63.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Release date is 2008-02-02