Project Gutenberg 2009-07-04 Public domain in the USA. 110 Hitchcock, Frederick L. (Frederick Lyman) 04026221 War from the Inside The Story of the 132nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in the War for the Suppression of the Rebellion, 1862-1863 Reading ease score: 72.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, Chuck Greif, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "War from the Inside" by Frederick L. Hitchcock is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The narrative recounts the experiences of the 132nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War, particularly focusing on the battles from 1862 to 1863. The author, who served as the adjutant and major of the regiment, shares firsthand observations and vivid descriptions of the life, challenges, and camaraderie of soldiers as they faced countless perils in the war. The opening of the book introduces the reader to the author's initial days as an adjutant, beginning with the excitement and chaos in Washington following the Union's setbacks at the battles of Chantilly and Bull Run. Hitchcock reflects on the daunting transition from civilian life to military service, highlighting his own struggles with inexperience and fears as he steps into his new role. He describes the regiment's formation, their early drills, and the anxiety felt by the men as they prepared to march into battle, illustrating an engaging picture of the mental and physical trials they encountered in the lead-up to military engagements. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories Hitchcock, Frederick L. (Frederick Lyman) United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 132nd (1862-1863) -- Biography Soldiers -- Pennsylvania -- Biography Pennsylvania -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives Pennsylvania -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories E456 Text US Civil War Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - Warfare 592080 591978 2024-10-12T15:01:03.686761 2023-09-13T06:06:22.561669 text/html text/html 590139 2009-07-04T14:56:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3066332 2009-07-04T14:59:29 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3171172 2024-10-12T15:01:21.561656 application/epub+zip 3174721 2024-10-12T15:01:10.081740 application/epub+zip 249672 2024-10-12T15:01:05.976730 application/epub+zip 4490164 2024-10-12T15:01:27.627657 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4470762 2024-10-12T15:01:17.890665 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 377285 2022-09-13T14:41:56.976039 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 530413 530314 2024-10-12T15:01:02.285758 2023-09-13T06:06:21.292607 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 530354 2009-07-04T14:52:37 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 175580 2009-07-04T14:52:37 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 530364 2009-07-04T14:52:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 175558 2009-07-04T14:52:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23215 2024-10-12T15:01:27.803622 application/rdf+xml 13506 2024-10-12T15:01:06.706722 image/jpeg 3443 2024-10-12T15:01:06.265730 image/jpeg 3136386 2024-10-12T15:01:03.831734 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog