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Excerpt from The Twenty-Seventh Indiana: Volunteer Infantry in the War of the Rebellion, 1861 to 1865; First Division 12th and 20th Corps; A History of Its Recruiting, Organization, Camp Life, Marches and Battles, Together With a Roster of the Men Composing It, and the Names of All Those Killed
As to the form and mould in which the narrative is cast, it was decided upon after no little re?ection. To write from the view point of one in the ranks and relate facts and events as they appeared to him in that position, seemed unavoidable, it the writer was to do it. That was where he was, and that was the only view that he had. In reference to this it may be said, that if this way of relating the matters in hand seems a little odd to some, because they had a slightly different under standing of things at the time, it will not seem odd to the majority, because they occupied a position similar to that of the writer.
A matter less easy to decide to the satisfaction of his own mind, was whether or not the writer was to go forward and tell a continuous story, as if present and witnessing what he was relating, when, in fact, he was not always present. In the interest of brevity, as well as to avoid the introduction of more than one form of narrative, it was decided to do as has been done.
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As to the form and mould in which the narrative is cast, it was decided upon after no little re?ection. To write from the view point of one in the ranks and relate facts and events as they appeared to him in that position, seemed unavoidable, it the writer was to do it. That was where he was, and that was the only view that he had. In reference to this it may be said, that if this way of relating the matters in hand seems a little odd to some, because they had a slightly different under standing of things at the time, it will not seem odd to the majority, because they occupied a position similar to that of the writer.
A matter less easy to decide to the satisfaction of his own mind, was whether or not the writer was to go forward and tell a continuous story, as if present and witnessing what he was relating, when, in fact, he was not always present. In the interest of brevity, as well as to avoid the introduction of more than one form of narrative, it was decided to do as has been done.
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.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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ISBN - 9780331219999
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 3.4 cm
Page Count - 644
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ISBN - 9781330731994
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 3.5 cm
Page Count - 646
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