A History of the Trials and Hardships of the Twenty-Fourth Indiana Volunteer Infantry

"A History of the Trials and Hardships of the Twenty-Fourth Indiana Volunteer Infantry" by Richard J. Fulfer is a story from the 1900's that tells about the Twenty-Fourth Indiana Regiment in the Civil War. The story gives you a look at army life, battles, and military plans; it talks about what it was like in the camps, what problems the soldiers had, and how they became friends. The beginning of the story is from records Richard J. Fulfer kept during the Civil War. The group started in 1861, and the story tells about the soldiers' first experiences, like their training and getting used to army life as well as times that made them laugh. The story uses details like the drills they did at first, how the soldiers felt about the new food and where they lived, and how they moved to different camps and cities as the war changed. The writer shows both the fun and the sad parts of war, which gets the reader ready for the detailed war history that comes next.