[PDF.37gd] The Diary of a Civil War Marine: Private Josiah Gregg

The Diary of a Civil War Marine: Private Josiah Gregg

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 | #4392406 in Books |  2012-10-12 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.27 x.66 x6.27l,.79 | File type: PDF | 158 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Great Book!|By Gunny|This book is in diary form (with notes but the editors) and an easy read. I read it basically in a day. Marines of the day were (and still are) considered "landsmen" meaning they were about one or two steps up from "boy" ( a naval rank of the day). It takes time aboard ship for a Marine to get "salt" (experience) and Pvt. J. Gregg shows that in his writi| |The diary is well-written, and the author takes time to write about life on board ship, his own sea sickness, being caught sleeping on watch, eating hardtack, waiting for mail, runs ashore, rumors circulating, desertion, boredom, entertainment, pre

The Diary of a Civil War Marine: Private Josiah Gregg is a rare firsthand account of a United States Marine during the Civil War, written within hours of the events described. Gregg enlisted as a private at the beginning of the war, and served as a shipboard Marine on the Vanderbilt as it hunted Confederate raiders in the Caribbean and Atlantic. He also served aboard the Download Now