Hardtack Coffee Or The Unwritten Story Of Army Life Illustrated Edition

Author : John D. Billings
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786251831

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Hardtack & Coffee Or The Unwritten Story Of Army Life [Illustrated Edition] by John D. Billings Pdf

Contains over 200 illustrations by Medal of Honor recipient Charles W. Reed “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 survived 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.”-Print ed.

Author : John Davis Billings
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Ambulances
ISBN : HARVARD:HN4WDR

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Hardtack and Coffee by John Davis Billings Pdf

Anecdotes of a soldier, richly illustrated, including facsimilies of enlistment forms etc. Details all aspects of army operations and the life of soldiers of the era.

Author : John Davis Billings
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : United States
ISBN : 0809442094

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Hardtack and Coffee, Or, The Unwritten Story of Army Life by John Davis Billings Pdf

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1887 Excerpt: ...unmindful that they must first go to school and learn the art of war from its very beginnings, and right at that point their sorrows began. I think the greatest cross they bore consisted in being compelled to settle down in home camp, as some regiments did for months, waiting to be sent off. Here they were in sight of home in many cases, yet outside of its comforts to a large extent; soldiers, yet out of danger; bidding their friends a tender adieu to-day, because they are to leave them--perhaps forever--to-morrow. But the morrow comes, and finds them still in camp. Yes, there were soldiers who bade their friends a long good-by in the morning, and started for camp expecting that very noon or afternoon to leave for the tented field, but who at night returned again to spend a few hours more at the homestead, as the departure of the regiment had been unexpectedly deferred. The soldiers underwent a great deal of wear and tear from false alarms of this kind, owing to various reasons. Sometimes the regiment failed to depart because it was not full; sometimes it was awaiting its field officers; sometimes complete equipments were not to be had; sometimes it was delayed to join an expedition not yet ready; and thus, in one way or other, the men and their friends were kept long on the tiptoe of expectation. Whenever a rumor became prevalent that the regiment was surely going to leave on a certain day near at hand, straightway there was an exodus from camp for home, some obtaining a furlough, but more going without one, to take another touching leave all around, for the dozenth time perhaps. Many of those who lived too far away to be sure of returning in time, remained in camp, and telegraphed friends to meet them at some large centre, as they passed through on the sp...

Author : John Davis Billings
Publisher : Time Life Medical
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : History
ISBN : WISC:89067420463

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Hardtack and Coffee, Or, The Unwritten Story of Army Life by John Davis Billings Pdf

First published more than 100 years ago, Hard Tack And Coffee is John Billings? absorbing first-person account of the everyday life of a U.S. Army soldier during the Civil War. Billings attended a reunion of Civil War veterans in 1881 that brought together a group of survivors whose memories and stories of the war compelled him to write this account.Illustrated by Charles W. Reed, this edition is enhanced with over 200 sketches that reflect the sights and scenes of America's most turbulent era. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Author : John Davis Billings
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2009-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1104174316

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Hardtack and Coffee by John Davis Billings Pdf

The new edition of this bestseller book is enhanced with updated references to VMS. The authors have responded to suggestions made by readers of previous editions. They cover both Tru64 UNIX and the full range of other UNIX implementations now available.

Author : John Davis Billings
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1996-11
Category : United States
ISBN : 0879281138

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Hardtack and Coffee by John Davis Billings Pdf

First published more than 100 years ago, Hard Tack And Coffee is John Billings? absorbing first-person account of the everyday life of a U.S. Army soldier during the Civil War. Billings attended a reunion of Civil War veterans in 1881 that brought together a group of survivors whose memories and stories of the war compelled him to write this account.Illustrated by Charles W. Reed, this edition is enhanced with over 200 sketches that reflect the sights and scenes of America's most turbulent era. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Author : John Davis Billings
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : United States
ISBN : OCLC:101738071

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Hardtack and Coffee by John Davis Billings Pdf

Author : John Davis Billings
Publisher : Literary Licensing, LLC
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1498146856

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Hardtack and Coffee by John Davis Billings Pdf

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1887 Edition.

Author : John Davis Billings
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : United States
ISBN : OCLC:270847376

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Hardtack and Coffee by John Davis Billings Pdf

Author : John D. Billings
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1530731305

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Hardtack and Coffee by John D. Billings Pdf

Originally published in 1887, Hard Tack and Coffee quickly became a best seller, and is now considered one of the most important books written by a Civil War veteran. Some sample chapter headings reveal the breadth of subjects covered: How the Soldiers Were Sheltered Life in Tents Army Rations Offences and Punishments Raw Recruits Special Rations Boxes from Home Sutlers Foraging Corps and Corps Badges The Army Mule Hospitals and Ambulances Breaking Camp On the March Army Wagon-Trains Army Road and Bridge Builders Talking Flags and Torches Brilliantly written, dazzlingly detailed and from the mouth of someone who was actually there, Hardtack & Coffee - The Unwritten Story of Army Life is a must-read for Civil War buffs and military historians.

Author : John Davis Billings
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : United States
ISBN : HARVARD:HN4XQ6

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Hardtack and Coffee; Or, The Unwritten Story of Army Life by John Davis Billings Pdf

Author : John D. Billings
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Bookbinding
ISBN : OCLC:1404213537

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Hardtack and Coffee by John D. Billings Pdf

Author : John Billings
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2014-12-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1505383420

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Hardtack and Coffee: the Unwritten Story of Army Life by John Billings Pdf

Billings was a veteran of the 10th Massachusetts Volunteer Artillery Battery during the Civil War, but he is best known for his 1888 book Hardtack and Coffee, a reference to the most common food and drink given to soldiers during the war. Billings' book is not about battles but is instead about everyday life for the Union soldiers of the Civil War, who spent a huge majority of their time in camp and on the march.Hardtack and Coffee quickly became a best seller, and is now considered one of the most important books written by a Civil War veteran.

Author : John Davis B 1842 Billings
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1014473853

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Hardtack and Coffee; Or, The Unwritten Story of Army Life, Including Chapters on Enlisting, Life in Tents and Log Huts, Jonahs and Beats, Offences and Punishments, Raw Recruits, Foraging, Corps and Corps Badges, the Wagon Trains, the Army Mule, The... by John Davis B 1842 Billings Pdf

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Author : John Davis Billings
Publisher : Andesite Press
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2017-08-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1375580612

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Hardtack and Coffee; Or, the Unwritten Story of Army Life by John Davis Billings Pdf

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