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Soldier Life in the Army of Northern Virginia

Carlton McCarthy

Book Overview: 

The author, who fought as a private in the Army of Northern Virginia during the Civil War, describes the Confederate soldier’s daily struggles with hunger, illness, fear, and the perils of combat; as well as his pride of service, love of comrades, and courage in the face of overwhelming odds

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .s to decide which of the two or three he will leave. The old water-bucket looks large and heavy, but one stout-hearted, strong-armed man has taken it affectionately to his care.

This is the time to say farewell to the breadtray, farewell to the little piles of clean straw laid between two logs, where it was so easy to sleep; farewell to those piles of wood, cut with so much labor; farewell to the girls in the neighborhood; farewell to the spring, farewell to "our tree" and "our fire," good-by to the fellows who are not going, and a general good-by to the very hills and valleys.

Soldiers commonly threw away the most valuable articles they possessed. Blankets, overcoats, shoes, bread and meat,—all gave way to the necessities of the march; and what one man threw away would frequently be the very article that another wanted and would immediately pick up; so there was not much lost after all.

The first hour or so of the march was generally quit. . . Read More

Community Reviews

I knew it was bad, but not this bad. I'm so grateful this account was written so I can better appreciate what my ancestors endured. It may not be popular to say it, but I am proud of my Confederate ancestors. I do not agree with slavery, but am proud they were willing to give their lives for what th

I didn't even know this book existed until the contents of the second time capsule buried next to Robert E. Lee's tomb was listed. I looked it up and was interested.

A simple overview of the Civil War from a man who served on the confederate side as a private. While limited in scope, it has some inte

Confederate's account of camp life, etc

Loved the first hand account from 1882 as opposed to that of an author 100 + years later. Interesting book for sure.

Some nice insight

"The Confederate soldier was peculiar in that he was ever ready to fight, but never ready to submit to the routine duty and discipline of the camp or the march. The soldiers were determined to be soldiers after their own notions, and do their duty, for the love of it, as they though

Not at all what I imagined it to be, Detailed Minutiae of Soldier Life of Northern Virginia 1861-1865 by Carlton McCarthy, contains a good account of the last days of the Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee. The author sped through a majority of the war, describing the hardships endured by both com

By far the best history to read is that written by those who were there while it was happening. One cannot truly understand the Civil War (or any war for that matter) unless and until you read the diaries of those who fought it. This book is a superbly written [Why don't people today know how to wri