Civil War Regiments

Colonel Edward Noyes, of the 39th Ohio, describes an attack by his regiment outside of Atlanta on July 4, 1864, in which he was severely wounded.

J.P. Cannon, of the 27th Alabama Infantry, describes the collapse of the Army of Tennessee at the Battle of Nashville in December 1864.

Rufus Robbins, of the 7th Massachusetts Infantry, writes a letter to his parents, thanking them for gifts sent, and inquiring on life back home.

William Watson, a native Scotsman who enlisted in the 3rd Louisiana Infantry, describes the effects on his comrades regarding new resolutions against drunkenness.

Rice Bull, of the 123rd New York Infantry, describes the feelings and duties of a new recruit in the service of the Federal army.

Sergeant James Cooper, of the 20th Tennessee Infantry, describes a gruesome wound he received during the Battle of Resaca, Georgia.

Private John Hatton, of the 1st Maryland Confederate Artillery, describes laying wounded with his comrades while waiting to be taken to a hospital.

Captain Frederick Baron von Fritsch, of the 68th New York Infantry, describes a boost in morale by some whiskey and humor in camp.

Private Samuel McNeil, of the 31st Ohio Infantry, describes his unit charging and capturing Missionary Ridge against orders, though it cost him a serious wound.

Stephen, the host of the Civil War Regiments Podcast, thanks listeners and shares his passion behind the project.

Private Arthur Ford, of Buist's Battery South Carolina Artillery, recaps the history and tragic fate of the Confederate submarine, the Hunley.

Private Alfred Davenport, of the 5th New York Zouaves, describes the horrific ordeal of the collapse and destruction of his regiment at the Battle of Second Manassas.

Lieutenant Colonel Hilary Herbert, of the 8th Alabama Infantry, describes members of his regiment trading and peaceful truces with the enemy along the Rappahannock River.

Chaplain William Lyle, of the 11th Ohio Infantry, along with a battlefield journalist recall a prayer led by Lyle before his regiment went into action at the Battle of Chickamauga.

Private John Haley, of the 17th Maine Infantry, describes the moment his regiment was caught in a trap at the Battle of Spotsylvania, Virginia as well as the cowardice of his commanding officer.

Sergeant Wilbur Crummer, of the 45th Illinois Infantry, describes catching a youthful smuggler, sneaking through the lines to provide ammo to the besieged Confederates in Vicksburg.

Private Charles Truehart, of the Rockbridge Virginia Artillery, writes of his participation in the actions at Dam No. 5 during the Shenandoah Valley campaign, various ways of outsmarting the Federals, as well as witnessing the actions of Turner Ashby, the famed Confederate cavalier.

Sergeant Henry Dwight, of the 20th Ohio Infantry, writes of a steamboat ride down the Tennessee River in the Spring of 1862.

Lieutenant Bromfield Ridley, a Confederate staff officer, describes the humor of the Southern soldiers.

Sergeant William Reichard, of the 128th Pennsylvania Infantry, describes the contents of a box from home.

Private Samuel Burney, of Cobb's Legion of Georgia Infantry, writes a letter to his wife, praying for her well-being and that of their newborn son.

Corporal George Richardson, of the 6th Iowa Infantry, writes a letter to his parents warning them of the so-called "Copperheads" on the homefront.

Lieutenant Loyd Harris, of the 6th Wisconsin Infantry, recalls how his regiment's marching band was....the worst of all.

In this account, Anton Smith, a German immigrant describes being shanghaied into the service of the Union Army in 1863.

In this account, Corporal Taliaferro Simpson, of the 3rd South Carolina Infantry, describes an epic snowball fight when his regiment was in Winter Quarters.