Private Elisha Stockwell, Jr., Sees the Civil War

by Elisha Stockwell Jr., Byron R. Abernethy (Editor)

Stockwell, Elisha

Genres: Nonfiction, Civil War

224 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1985

Reviews

[Tim Duff]

Private Elisha Stockwell’s recollection of his service starting at fifteen years old in the Civil War. Written in his own words with editing for context, he describes life in the union army during his time at war.

[Sue]

Elisha Stockwell, Jr. lied about his age(he was 15) to join Company I, Fourteenth Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment. Seeing action at Shiloh, Iuka, Cornith, Vicksburg, and Kennesaw Mountain - 60 years later he writes of this time with clarity recalling the horror of war as well as the ludicrousness letting the reader get a small idea of what this time period was like for the soldier.