The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 (Collector's Library of the Civil War)

278 pp. Blue boards with gilt title on spine and front board. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. ""The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War" is a personal account of Leander Stillwell, an officer of the Company D, Sixty-first Illinois Volunteers. Stillwell wrote in detail about the everyday life of a common soldier. His account is mainly focused on the Sixty-first Illinois Infantry, including their parts in battles such as Little Rock and Murfreesboro."