Army Life in Virginia: The Civil War Letters of George C. Benedict

by G. G. Benedict

George G. Benedict was one of thousands of young men who enlisted for the Union cause in the late summer of 1862 when the outcome of the Civil War was yet to be decided. But in addition to his duties as a soldier, Benedict also worked as a correspondent for his hometown newspaper, the Burlington (Vermont) Free Press. Benedict's thirty-one letters gave the folks back home a firsthand account of army life in the Civil War. Now, by supplementing these letters with official documents, newspaper accounts, and comrade's letters, editor Eric Ward expands on this account, providing a fuller and more accurate picture of army life in Virginia.

Genres: Civil War

256 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 2002

Reviews

[Mark · Rating 3 out of 5]

It gives a good first hand account of army life and how tedious it could be. A good read for those who are interested in how Civil War soldiers lived and what they had to endure while in service for their country.