In Camp With L Company, Second Regiment New Jersey Volunteer Infantry

A front-row seat to war: step inside the tents, trenches, and marching columns of the Union Army through the eyes of a volunteer soldier. In Camp with L Company, Second Regiment New Jersey Volunteer Infantry is George W. Petty s intimate Civil War memoir chronicling daily life, combat, and comradeship in the Second Regiment New Jersey. Petty s vivid accounts bring 19th-century military life alive skirmishes, camp routine, letters home, and the moral weight of battle offering readers a rare Civil War soldier's perspective. This work blends personal anecdote with sharp observation, making it essential for anyone fascinated by American Civil War narratives or historical military accounts. Historically significant and richly detailed, the book illuminates New Jersey Infantry history and the lived experience of Union Army experiences from an enlisted man s viewpoint. Collectors and casual readers alike will value its combination of gritty realism and reflective humanity: a primary-source Civil War memoir that complements broader histories while standing alone as compelling storytelling. This edition has been out of print for decades and is now lovingly republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today s and future generations, it is more than a reprint it s a collector s item and a cultural treasure, carefully presented for historical nonfiction bookshelves. Ideal for readers of volunteer soldier stories, Second Regiment New Jersey enthusiasts, and anyone seeking authentic American Civil War narratives, this book reconnects us with the lived reality of war.