The County Regiment

Vaill, Dudley LandonProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 107K words
Chapters: 11

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.The County Regiment by Dudley Landon VaillAuthor: Vaill, Dudley Landon,Language: English, Class: E456: History: America: Civil War period (1861-1865), Release Date: Feb 2, 2009

Editor's review

This book is a historical narrative centered on a local regimental unit during the American Civil War. Author Dudley Landon Vaill takes the regiment as his unit, grounding grand war history in a specific local military organization and the soldiers' experiences. Its value lies not in panoramic strategic analysis but in showing how a local formation was shaped by the war and what costs it bore in it, making it suitable as supplementary reading for those interested in the social and military history of the American Civil War. As a Project Gutenberg public-domain ebook, it is freely available and relatively focused in length, making it especially suitable as classroom supplementary material or a first-hand narrative text for thematic reading. Note that the book was written long ago, and its style and handling of sources bear the marks of its time; readers should read it with a discerning eye, treating it as a window into how people of that era recorded the war rather than as a comprehensive study in the modern academic sense.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers interested in American Civil War military history who want to learn about regimental organization and local units
Students and enthusiasts studying nineteenth-century American social and local history
Teachers needing free public-domain English historical sources for classroom supplementary reading
General history readers who enjoy understanding the war through specific units

Not a good fit for

Civil War researchers seeking modern academic overviews and systematic data analysis
Readers impatient with old-fashioned English prose and early historiographical methods
Readers who only want panoramic battle accounts and biographies of famous generals and are not interested in local units

Reading tips

Read the table of contents and preface first to clarify the regiment's timeline and command relationships before entering the main text
Read alongside a chronology of major American Civil War events to locate the stage of the narrative
Note old-fashioned expressions or personal and place names as you go, and verify them all after finishing
Select one chapter for close reading as a sample before deciding whether to read the whole book

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FAQ

Is this book a novel or a historical work?

It is a work of historical narrative, centered on a local regimental unit during the American Civil War, belonging to military and local history rather than fiction. It should be treated as a historical source text when reading.

Can I read this book if my English is not good?

This is an English public-domain book whose prose carries the language style of its time, placing certain demands on English reading ability. Readers with weaker English can start with chapter summaries and use dictionaries or bilingual aids before reading the main text.

Is this book suitable for coursework?

It is suitable as supplementary material. It provides specific regimental-level narratives that can be used alongside modern academic works; however, because it was written long ago, citations should note the nature of the text and supplement contemporary research to avoid a single perspective.

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Vaill, Dudley Landon Author

Dudley Landon Vaill is an author about whom very little public information is available. Only one of his works is currently held in the collection, The County Regiment. From the bibliographic information alone, it is not possible to confirm his nationality, dates of birth and death, education, or professional career, nor are there reliable records of other writings or of his literary career. Judging by its title, the book most likely concerns a local county regiment as a military organization and belongs to the genre of regimental or local military history. Works of this kind are usually based on archives, muster rolls, and first-hand accounts, with attention to organizational evolution, personnel, and specific engagements. Given the lack of further sources, his writing style and influence should not be speculated upon; readers may treat The County Regiment as a reference for the local military history it covers and check it against other historical materials.