Marching Through Georgia: Pen-Pictures of Every-Day Life in General Sherman's Army, from the Beginning of the Atlanta Campaign until the Close of the War
Abstract
This volume does not pretend to be a tactical history of the campaigns of which it treats, and the grand movements of the Arm}'are on\y mentioned in the most general way. Neither is it meant to extol the achievements of any particular individual or command. It is intended to be as its title indicates, a series of Pen-Pictures of the Every-Day Life of the Soldier during the campaignsbeginning with the movement against Atlanta how he lived, how he marched, and how he fought on skirmish line and in the line of-battle. Its descriptions and incidents are drawn from the personal experiences of the author and those of his immediate comrades, and his recollection of events is freshened and confirmed by very complete diary entries, made at the time. They are from the standpoint of soldiers in the ranks, with whom the writer served as one of their number during a portion of the time covered by the narrative, and from whom he was never so far removed but that he was fully acquainted with their actions and sentiments. These experiences, save in a very few instances, are such as were peculiar to no one soldier, but common to all, and any one of sixty thousands of "Sherman's Men" might say that his own history is contained in these pages. The incidents will prove at least suggestive enough to enable such a one to recall almost forgotten scenes. To his children they may not be uninteresting, "telling as they do the story of what their father saw and did. While we were marching through Georgia;" and it may happen that some young man, who is hereafter to bear arms in the service of his country, will draw from the narrative an inspiration to unselfish and patriotic effort.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1884
- Accession Number
- AD1112097
Entities
People
- F. Y. Hedley