Project Gutenberg 2014-06-12 Public domain in the USA. 90 Meyers, Augustus 1841 15002096 Ten years in the ranks, U.S. Army Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Ten Years in the Ranks, U.S. Army" by Augustus Meyers is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The narrative chronicles the author's ten years of service in the United States Army during a formative period of American history, focusing on his experiences as a young soldier on the frontier and through the Civil War. It provides an insight into military life, detailing daily routines, training, and the camaraderie among soldiers, especially from the perspective of a young recruit. The opening of the book sets the stage for Meyers’ journey, beginning with his enlistment at just over twelve years old, supported by his widowed mother. He describes his arrival at Governor’s Island, detailing the stark contrast between his expectations and the reality of military life. Through vivid descriptions, he captures the life of a musician in the ranks, from learning to play the fife to his interactions with fellow soldiers. Meyers lays bare the challenges he faced, including the strict discipline, the rudimentary living conditions, and the friendships formed among young recruits, all while hinting at the broader socio-political landscape of the era that would eventually lead him into the Civil War. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45949/45949-h/images/cover.jpg en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories United States. Army -- Military life Meyers, Augustus, 1841- United States. Army of the Potomac -- Biography E456 Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - Warfare 772355 772275 2024-09-19T09:02:55.913877 2023-09-20T05:24:55.308101 text/html text/html 767973 2014-06-12T16:36:52 text/html; charset=utf-8 326913 2014-06-12T16:36:56 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 337933 2024-09-19T09:03:02.834834 application/epub+zip 349329 2024-09-19T09:02:56.732896 application/epub+zip 345035 2024-09-19T09:02:56.339878 application/epub+zip 539366 2024-09-19T09:03:08.136889 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 510704 2024-09-19T09:03:02.436892 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 506818 2022-09-20T21:38:28.517649 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 748285 748122 2024-09-19T09:02:55.244888 2023-09-20T05:24:54.662105 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 748224 2014-06-12T16:36:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 275572 2014-06-12T16:36:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 748214 2014-06-12T16:36:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 275550 2014-06-12T16:36:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21169 2024-09-19T09:03:08.268821 application/rdf+xml 13885 2024-09-19T09:02:56.414904 image/jpeg 2324 2024-09-19T09:02:56.376879 image/jpeg 329814 2024-09-19T09:02:55.983898 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