How Long to Read Detailed Minutiae of Soldier Life in the Army of Northern Virginia, 1861-1865

How Long Does it Take to Read Detailed Minutiae of Soldier Life in the Army of Northern Virginia, 1861-1865?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 7 minutes to read Detailed Minutiae of Soldier Life in the Army of Northern Virginia, 1861-1865 by Eugene McCarthy

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This Civil War classic of soldiering in the ranks debunks all the romantic notions of war. Like his Northern counterpart, the Confederate soldier fought against bullets, starvation, miserable weather, disease, and mental strain. But the experience was perhaps even worse for Johnny Reb because of the odds against him. Never as well equipped and provisioned as the Yankee, he nevertheless performed heroically. Carlton McCarthy, a private in the Army of Northern Virginia, describes the not-always-regular rations, various improvisations in clothing and weaponry, campfire entertainments, the jaunty spirits and the endless maneuvering of the men in gray. Real but forgotten faces are glimpsed momentarily in famous battles, and the tramp of feet on the way to Appomattox is heard. Detailed Minutiae of Soldier Life does for the Confederate side what John Billings’s Hardtack and Coffee, also a Bison Book, does for the Northern. David Donald wrote in the New York Herald Tribune that McCarthy’s book, too, was "as fresh, as amusing, and as revealing" as the day it was first published in 1882. In a new introduction Brian S. Wills considers the book’s niche in Civil War literature.

How long is Detailed Minutiae of Soldier Life in the Army of Northern Virginia, 1861-1865?

Detailed Minutiae of Soldier Life in the Army of Northern Virginia, 1861-1865 by Eugene McCarthy is 244 pages long, and a total of 61,976 words.

This makes it 82% the length of the average book. It also has 76% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Detailed Minutiae of Soldier Life in the Army of Northern Virginia, 1861-1865 Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 38 minutes to read Detailed Minutiae of Soldier Life in the Army of Northern Virginia, 1861-1865 aloud.

What Reading Level is Detailed Minutiae of Soldier Life in the Army of Northern Virginia, 1861-1865?

Detailed Minutiae of Soldier Life in the Army of Northern Virginia, 1861-1865 is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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