Miles Watson’s Reviews > Hardtack and Coffee or, The Unwritten Story of Army Life > Status Update

This is a fascinating, informative and extremely witty look at the daily life of a Civil War soldier as told by one. It's not about battle, but everyday reality. The language is beautiful and the wit relentless and full of irony. Once in a while the author will remind the reader of more gruesome aspects of soldierly life -- punishments, executions -- just to keep it real.

Gave this a shot last night and am enjoying it, especially a) the prose style of the 19th century and b) the fact the author (a literal Yankee, from New England) is not even attempting to be objective in his assessments of the pro-Confederacy folk whether Northern or Southern. (Most post-CW books written by veterans are, in my experience, remarkably conciliatory. Not so much here.)