The Camp-life of the Third Regiment

A collection of letters and camp sketches written by a regimental chaplain offers a close, day-to-day portrait of soldiers' routines, labor, hazards, and humor in a frontier encampment. It records chores, drills, construction of shelters and kitchens, small consolations like berry-picking and games, and the care of the sick and dead. Interspersed are short sermons, moral exhortations, lists of casualties, and reflections on the meaning and significance of the conflict. The writer balances affectionate praise for comradeship with candid notes on hardship and illness, aiming to counsel veterans toward courage, civic duty, and moral steadiness after mustering out.