The Citizen Soldier: Memoirs of a Volunteer (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Civil War Memories SeriesBy John Beatty
Length10h 36m
About this audiobook
The Citizen Soldier: Memoirs of a Volunteer offers a vivid firsthand account of Union military life during the American Civil War, tracing the transformation of a civilian volunteer into an experienced officer. Written in a clear, observant, and often restrained prose style, the memoir combines battlefield narrative, camp detail, political reflection, and moral judgment. Its literary context belongs to the postwar tradition of veteran testimony, where personal memory becomes both historical record and civic meditation. John Beatty was not a professional soldier by formation, but a citizen drawn into war by conviction and circumstance. An Ohioan, businessman, Union officer, and later public figure, he brought to his recollections the perspective of a practical man shaped by republican ideals, military responsibility, and postwar reflection. His experience in the Western Theater gave him intimate knowledge of command, discipline, comradeship, and the burdens borne by volunteers. This book is recommended to readers interested in Civil War history, military memoir, and the culture of nineteenth-century American citizenship. Beatty's work is especially valuable because it avoids mere romanticism: it presents war as duty, ordeal, and education. Scholars and general readers alike will find in it a lucid portrait of how ordinary citizens understood extraordinary national crisis.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreHistory
Length10 hrs 36 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 22, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Life of Nelson (Annotated)
20NOVEMBER, 1862.
2INTRODUCTORY.
21DECEMBER, 1862.
3JUNE, 1861.
22JANUARY, 1863.
4JULY, 1861.
23FEBRUARY, 1863.
5AUGUST, 1861.
24MARCH, 1863.
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6SEPTEMBER 1861.
25APRIL, 1863.
7OCTOBER, 1861.
26MAY, 1863.
8NOVEMBER, 1861.
27JUNE, 1863.
9DECEMBER, 1861.
28JULY, 1863.
10JANUARY, 1862.
29AUGUST, 1863.
11FEBRUARY, 1862.
30SEPTEMBER, 1863.
12MARCH, 1862.
31OCTOBER, 1863.
13APRIL, 1862.
32NOVEMBER, 1863.
14MAY, 1862.
33DECEMBER, 1863.
15JUNE, 1862.
34JANUARY 1, 1864.
16JULY, 1862.
35EXPLANATORY.
17AUGUST, 1862.
36GENERAL HOBART'S NARRATIVE.
18SEPTEMBER, 1862.
37Memorable Quotes
19OCTOBER, 1862.
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