Project Gutenberg 2010-04-12 Public domain in the USA. 79 Richards, Louis 1842 1924 Militiaman 02018860 Eleven days in the militia during the war of the rebellion A journal of the 'Emergency' campaign of 1862 Produced by Jeannie Howse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Eleven Days in the Militia during the War of the Rebellion" by Louis Richards is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book recounts the experiences of a soldier in the Pennsylvania militia during the emergency campaign of 1862, which sought to defend the state from the invasion of General R.E. Lee's Confederate army. This narrative captures the personal impressions and events that unfolded during a brief yet intense military mobilization, highlighting themes of patriotism and civilian engagement in wartime. The narrative unfolds over eleven days, detailing the formation of militia units in response to the looming threat throughout Pennsylvania as Confederate forces advanced. The author shares vivid accounts of the camaraderie among the hastily recruited soldiers, their challenges in preparation and training, and their eventual movements to the front lines. As they experience the realities of camp life, military organization, and the excitement and anxiety of impending conflict, the militia’s efforts culminate in their participation at Hagerstown. The book emphasizes the mixture of hilarity and seriousness surrounding their experiences, ultimately illustrating the significant role that these citizen soldiers played during a critical moment in the Civil War, even as they grappled with their inexperience and the real dangers posed by the advancing enemy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns Reading (Pa.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives E456 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Journals 98676 97448 2024-09-13T12:35:42.686081 2023-09-14T06:45:52.925559 text/html text/html 94757 2021-01-06T11:36:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 101072 2021-01-06T11:36:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 156024 2024-09-13T12:35:46.651065 application/epub+zip 156106 2024-09-13T12:35:44.217077 application/epub+zip 101220 2024-09-13T12:35:43.279053 application/epub+zip 308284 2024-09-13T12:35:48.597064 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 296557 2024-09-13T12:35:46.004083 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 118407 2022-09-14T15:50:01.148732 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 87835 87624 2024-09-13T12:35:42.428053 2023-09-14T06:45:52.717525 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 87729 2021-01-06T11:36:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 33845 2021-01-06T11:36:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 87724 2021-01-06T11:36:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 33831 2021-01-06T11:36:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20765 2024-09-13T12:35:48.728019 application/rdf+xml 23219 2024-09-13T12:35:43.652054 image/jpeg 4825 2024-09-13T12:35:43.452235 image/jpeg 166194 2024-09-13T12:35:42.700070 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