Identifier: mystoryofcivilwa02butl (find matches)
Title: My story of the civil war and the Under-ground railroad
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Butler, Marvin Benjamin, 1834-1914
Subjects: United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 44th (1861-1865) Underground Railroad United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories
Publisher: Huntington, Ind., The United Brethren Publishing Establishment
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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ng to reach and pass the eightieth mile stone of lifeand in this volume give to his life long acquaintancesand friends the opportunity of learning with him manyof the experiences of a soldier in the ranks, and givethem an insight into the lives and sufferings of the poorslaves in their cruel bondage or flight for liberty, we arecertain that the reader will say how fitting that theMaster drew the curtain and closed the earthly scenesof this useful life at the proper time, as he did that ofMoses. Shall we not all take courage and thank Godwho gave His son to die for us, that Jesus Christ hassaid Come unto me all ye who labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest, that to the Christiantoiler there is rest after labor, and to the Christian sol-dier there is victory after conflict. That the readers ofthis volume may live so as to meet the Great Captain ofour salvation, in peace, and enjoy his favor forever isthe prayer of the Publisher, E. C. Mason.Huntington, Ind., July 16th, 1914.
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M. B. BUTLERLate 1st Lieut. Co. A 44 Reg. INTRODUCTION. So many books have been written on the war of theRebellion, that at first thought, another on the samesubject might seem unnecessary and of no interest. Yetwhat is there of the unwritten history of thetwo and three-quarter millions of brave men whogave up all for their country and for our country?What is there of their dark and anxious hours,their secret meditations, their silent tears at themidnight watch, and their anxious hearts achingfor victory, country and home? Perhaps that explainswhy we find a fascination in each new tale of experi-ences, in the dull monotony of drill and camp routine,of the wear and tear of exhausting marches throughheat, blinding dust, rain and sleet, and through hail anddrifting snow, of the dash and dangers of skirmish andpicket-line and of the roar, shock and smoke of battle. We feel that this volume should possess a new in-terest from the fact that it is written from the ranks, ofthings one could f

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