Ten years in the ranks U. S. army

One soldier ten unforgettable years. Written with unadorned clarity and quiet humour Augustus Meyers's Ten Years in the Ranks U. S. Army is a rare civil war military memoir that begins before the guns fire. As a young recruit in the pre Civil War US army Meyers records the realities of nineteenth century United States military life from the inside: drill and discipline marches and sentry duty soldiers' camp and barracks life and the harsh allure of American frontier military service.More than a simple service record this nineteenth century army autobiography is a union soldier personal narrative shaped by routine comradeship and the slow approach of war. Meyers observes officers and enlisted men alike offering a primary source for military historians and a vivid read for Civil War history buffs who want to understand US army enlisted life beyond the headlines of famous generals. His recollections sit alongside the finest union army soldier diaries and belong in any classic union army memoir collection.Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions Ten Years in the Ranks U. S. Army has been restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint a collector's item and a cultural treasure it preserves an authentic voice from the ranks of the Union army and opens a window onto a formative decade in American and military history.