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Hardtack & Coffee : The Unwritten Story of Army Life by John D. Billings (1993, Trade Paperback)

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Hardtack and Coffee Or, the Unwritten Story of Army Life by Billings, John D. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
ISBN-10
080326111X
ISBN-13
9780803261112
eBay Product ID (ePID)
18038744821

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Book Title
Hardtack & Coffee : the Unwritten Story of Army Life
Number of Pages
414 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1993
Topic
Military / United States, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Author
John D. Billings
Format
Trade Paperback

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0.6 in
Item Weight
23.5 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in

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LCCN
93-019440
Synopsis
Includes six color plates of corps badges and more than 200 black and white illustrations Most histories of the Civil War focus on battles and top brass. Hardtack and Coffee is one of the few to give a vivid, detailed picture of what ordinary soldiers endured every day--in camp, on the march, at the edge of a booming, smoking hell. John D. Billings of Massachusetts enlisted in the Army of the Potomac and curvived the conditions he recorded. The authenticity of his book is heightened by the many drawings that a comrade, Charles W. Reed, made in the field. This is the story of how the Civil War soldier was recruited, provisioned, and disciplined. Described here are the types of men found in any outfit; their not very uniform uniforms; crowded tents and makeshift shelters; difficulties in keeping clean, warm, and dry; their pleasure in a cup of coffee; food rations, dominated by salt pork and the versatile cracker or hardtack; their brave pastimes in the face of death; punishments for various offenses; treatment in sick bay; firearms and signals and modes of transportation. Comprehensive and anecdotal, Hardtack and Coffee is striking for the pulse of life that runs through it., Most histories of the Civil War focus on battles and top brass. Hardtack and Coffee is one of the few to give a vivid, detailed picture of what ordinary soldiers endured every day--in camp, on the march, at the edge of a booming, smoking hell. John D. Billings of Massachusetts enlisted in the Army of the Potomac and curvived the conditions he recorded. The authenticity of his book is heightened by the many drawings that a comrade, Charles W. Reed, made in the field. This is the story of how the Civil War soldier was recruited, provisioned, and disciplined. Described here are the types of men found in any outfit; their not very uniform uniforms; crowded tents and makeshift shelters; difficulties in keeping clean, warm, and dry; their pleasure in a cup of coffee; food rations, dominated by salt pork and the versatile cracker or hardtack; their brave pastimes in the face of death; punishments for various offenses; treatment in sick bay; firearms and signals and modes of transportation. Comprehensive and anecdotal, Hardtack and Coffee is striking for the pulse of life that runs through it.

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by 2rpZO3DTS3-@Del...Oct 13, 2010
Wow ! What a book !
This is a great book, hands down. It is the story of the every day life of a soldier written by a Civil War veteran that was there. The food he had, if ya want to call it that. His equipment from artillery to tents and mules to wagons and everything in between. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED !!
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Well described! Just what my husband wanted, in great condition. He was surprised, and pleased. The realistic information in this book brings the life of the line soldier in the Civil War to life. No punches pulled, and surprisingly relevant to today's Army.

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