
" . . . an excellent unit history of a renowned regiment . . . " --The Civil War News
" . . . American history on a human scale . . . " --Kirkus Reviews
"The author gives some of the best descriptions of the daily life of a Civil War soldier that can be found...

Presents the history of a Civil War combat organization: Company B, the 19th Indiana volunteers. Follows the men from recruitment through mustering out, from camp to battle, portraying the psychological and emotional effects of war and describing the mens' political views, attitudes...