The Soldier's Story

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Excerpt from The Soldier's Story: A Personal Narrative of the Life, Army Experiences and Marvelous Sufferings Since the War of Samuel B. Wing This soldier's story has been of great interest to me. To the veteran of the war it will call up his own experiences and make him, in a measure, live again those stirring days. To the wives and mothers, who stayed at home while the loved ones went afield, it will bring back a flood of pathetic longings and yearnings that will once again make the heart tender, and now make it devoutly thankful for the good providences that have, even at so large a cost, given us a re-united and prosperous country. And to the readers of a younger generation this little book, in its simple, quaint, soldier's style, will lift the veil of one of the world's greatest dramas and aid in giving an intelligent and sympathetic appreciation of the awful ordeals which were passed through for the Nation's perpetuity and welfare. History has not been written until the life and experiences of the people have been described. Nor will the narrative of the great war of the rebellion have been penned until, to the account of famous battles and to the praise of renowned generalship, have been added the simpler, yet no less truthful tales of the private soldier, who left his farm or his shop and marched to the camp and the field to do and to suffer all that a patriot's duty might impose upon him. May the wish of the author be fulfilled, and the mission of these pages be accomplished in "doing good." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.