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The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 by Leander Stillwell
Leander Stillwell was an 18-year-old Illinois farm boy, living with his family in a log cabin, when the U.S. Civil War broke out. Stillwell felt a duty “to help save the Nation;” but, as with many other young men, his Patriotism was tinged with bravura: “the idea of staying at home and turning over senseless clods on the farm with the cannon thundering so close at hand . . . was simply intolerable.” Stillwell volunteered for the 61st Illinois Infantry in January 1861. His youthful enthusiasm for the soldier’s life was soon tempered at Shiloh, where he first “saw a gun fired in anger,” and “saw...
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Episodes
00 – Dedication and Preface 02.01.2026 5:07
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01 – Beginning of the War, 1862 01.01.2026 31:32
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02 – Benton Barracks, St. Louis, 1862 31.12.2025 18:32
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03 – Battle of Shiloh, 1862 30.12.2025 57:14
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04 – Some Incidents of the Battle of Shiloh 29.12.2025 37:38
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05 – Seige of Corinth, 1862 28.12.2025 21:39
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06 – Bethel, Jackson, 1862 27.12.2025 28:52
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07 – Bolivar, 1862 26.12.2025 19:16
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08 – Vicinity of Iuka, Mississippi, 1862 25.12.2025 40:32
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09 – Affair of Salem Cemetery, 1863 24.12.2025 47:05
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10 – Seige of Vicksburg, 1863 23.12.2025 40:21
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11 – Life in a Hospital, 1863 22.12.2025 20:25
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12 – Devall’s Bluff, Little Rock, 1863 21.12.2025 18:38
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13 – Granted a Furlough, 1863 20.12.2025 41:16
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14 – Re-enlist for Three Years More 19.12.2025 20:08
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15 – Augusta and Springfield, 1864 18.12.2025 30:44
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16 – Devall’s Bluff; Clarendon Expedition, 1864 17.12.2025 13:36
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17 – Grand Reviews and Inspections, 1864 16.12.2025 17:16
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18 – Regiment Goes Home on Furlough 15.12.2025 22:12
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19 – Murfreesboro, 1864 14.12.2025 18:43
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20 – Affair at Overal’s Creek, 1864 13.12.2025 12:18
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21 – Battle of Wilkinson’s Pike, 1864 12.12.2025 22:06
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22 – Railroad Fight near Murfresboro, 1864 11.12.2025 25:27
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23 – Murfresboro, Winter 1864-1865 10.12.2025 15:45
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24 – Soldier’s Pay: Rations 09.12.2025 20:30
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