How Long to Read Of Blood and Battles

How Long Does it Take to Read Of Blood and Battles?

It takes the average reader 17 hours and 40 minutes to read Of Blood and Battles by Natalie Joy Woodall

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

Description

Organized in late August and early September, 1862 the 147th Regiment was nicknamed the "Oswego Plowboys." The soldiers in this organization participated in some of the harshest fighting of the War of the Rebellion in their three years of service. Gettysburg, the Wilderness, Petersburg, and Weldon Railroad were only a few places where Oswego blood was spilled in the struggle to preserve the Union. The summer of 1862 was an eventful time for Oswego County. As the Civil War raged in other parts of the country, residents carried on normal summertime activities, nevertheless cognizant of the fact that elsewhere their sons, brothers, fathers, and husbands were fighting and dying. President Lincoln's call for 300,000 troops in July and the threat of a draft should they not be forthcoming voluntarily, resulted in the formation of a county-wide War Committee whose task was to encourage recruitment for the county's quota of one new regiment. Oswego had already raised the 24th and the 81st Regiments, but strenuous efforts were employed to induce men to leave their homes to fight for a cause whose outcome was at that moment uncertain. Threats of a draft and the lure of generous bounties for enlistees produced enough recruits for two new regiments, the 110th and the 147th. While the former experienced little battlefield action, the latter would have a much different story. By war's end, the 147th, originally numbering 837 soldiers, would contain over 2,000 men as the unit faced one bloody conflict after another. The survivors, deeply affected by what they had experienced, returned home changed men. For some, life would be short. For others, life would be too long. For all, even though the passage of time softened painful memories, the suffering would never end.

How long is Of Blood and Battles?

Of Blood and Battles by Natalie Joy Woodall is 1,052 pages long, and a total of 265,104 words.

This makes it 355% the length of the average book. It also has 324% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Of Blood and Battles Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 24 hours and 8 minutes to read Of Blood and Battles aloud.

What Reading Level is Of Blood and Battles?

Of Blood and Battles 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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