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Title: Detailed Minutiae of Soldier life in the Army of Northern Virginia, 1861-1865

Author: Carlton McCarthy

Illustrator: William L. Sheppard

Release Date: May 26, 2008 [EBook #25603]

Language: English

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DETAILED MINUTIAE

OF

SOLDIER LIFE

IN THE

ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA

1861-1865

BY

CARLTON MCCARTHY

PRIVATE SECOND COMPANY RICHMOND HOWITZERS, CUTSHAW'S BATTALION
ARTILLERY, SECOND CORPS, A.N.V.

_WITH ILLUSTRATIONS_

BY

WM. L. SHEPPARD, Esq.

LIEUTENANT SECOND COMPANY RICHMOND HOWITZERS, A.N.V.

RICHMOND
CARLTON MCCARTHY AND COMPANY
1882

Copyright, 1882,
BY CARLTON McCARTHY.

_The Riverside Press, Cambridge_:
Printed by H.O. Houghton and Company.

To

THE MEMORY OF MY BROTHER,

EDWARD STEVENS McCARTHY,

CAPTAIN FIRST COMPANY RICHMOND HOWITZERS:

WHO FELL AT COLD HARBOR,

_June 4, 1864_,

A CONFEDERATE SOLDIER.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.
PAGE
A VOICE FROM THE RANKS 1

CHAPTER II.

THE OUTFIT MODIFIED 16

CHAPTER III.

ROMANTIC IDEAS DISSIPATED 29

CHAPTER IV.

ON THE MARCH 41

CHAPTER V.

COOKING AND EATING 56

CHAPTER VI.

COMFORTS, CONVENIENCES, AND CONSOLATIONS 73

CHAPTER VII.

FUN AND FURY ON THE FIELD 94

CHAPTER VIII.

IMPROVISED INFANTRY 116

CHAPTER IX.

"BRAVE SURVIVORS" HOMEWARD BOUND 159

CHAPTER X.

SOLDIERS TRANSFORMED 177

CHAPTER XI.

CAMP FIRES OF THE