Project Gutenberg 2016-03-25 Public domain in the USA. 70 Foster, John Watson 1836 1917 Foster, John W. (John Watson) 19006570 War Stories for my Grandchildren Introduction -- The Missouri campaign -- The battle of Fort Donelson -- The battle of Shiloh -- On to Corinth and Memphis -- Guerrilla warfare in Kentucky -- The east Tennessee campaign -- With the hundred days men -- Appendix. E-text prepared by Moti Ben-Ari and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "War Stories for My Grandchildren" by John Watson Foster is a collection of personal narratives that detail the author's experiences during the American Civil War, likely written in the early 20th century. The book focuses on Foster's motivations for serving, the hardships faced by soldiers, and reflections on loyalty and duty amidst the backdrop of a nation at war. It offers readers a glimpse into the personal and emotional struggles of a soldier while aiming to instill a sense of patriotism and respect for the sacrifices made for the Union. The opening of the narrative sets the stage for Foster's retelling of his wartime experiences, revealing his initial reluctance to enlist due to his fears of war and a desire to build a life with his family. However, as the war escalates and the need for volunteers becomes dire, he decides to take up arms, motivated by a sense of duty to his country. Through his letters to his wife, he shares the difficulties of military life, the emotional toll of separation from family, and the camaraderie among fellow soldiers. This section establishes a poignant and humanizing context for the subsequent recounting of specific battles and campaigns in the unfolding chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 25th (1861-1865) United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 65th (1862-1865) United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 136th (1864) E456 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - Warfare 348624 348415 2024-09-21T13:04:01.129988 2023-09-22T10:01:33.844718 text/html text/html 349563 2016-03-25T14:13:48 text/html 308586 2016-03-25T14:16:14 text/html application/zip 328818 2024-09-21T13:04:06.743966 application/epub+zip 331395 2024-09-21T13:04:01.886958 application/epub+zip 157406 2024-09-21T13:04:01.490986 application/epub+zip 429805 2024-09-21T13:04:12.132873 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 400439 2024-09-21T13:04:05.798982 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 227158 2022-09-23T13:16:09.494082 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 322579 322406 2024-09-21T13:04:00.470923 2023-09-22T10:01:33.255704 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 322581 2016-03-25T14:08:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 119636 2016-03-25T14:08:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 322589 2016-03-25T14:08:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 119610 2016-03-25T14:08:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21562 2024-09-21T13:04:12.274036 application/rdf+xml 9212 2024-09-21T13:04:01.569945 image/jpeg 1744 2024-09-21T13:04:01.530956 image/jpeg 309129 2024-09-21T13:04:01.169977 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 en.wikipedia