Corporal Si Klegg and His "Pard" [Hardcover]

Wilbur F. Hinman (Author)

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Publication Date: March 1997

This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 740 pages
• Publisher: J.W. Henry Publishing, Inc. (March 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0965672700
• ISBN-13: 978-0965672702
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.6 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,103,512 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best personal history of the U.S. Civil War ever written., December 2, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Corporal Si Klegg and His "Pard" (Hardcover)

I have read literally dozens of first-person accounts from soldiers in the U.S. Civil War. This book is by far my favorite. Written originally by a veteran for veterans, this book reaches accross time with honesty, integrity and emotion. It is at times humorous, poignant, tragic, and exurberant. If you have even a passing interest in this critical period in American history, it is a must read.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Shockingly Good, February 4, 2004

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This review is from: Corporal Si Klegg and His "Pard" (Hardcover)

Don't bring any expectations to this read. The less you expect... the more you will enjoy this "gem", written by an actual Civil War veteran, who served in the Ohio 65th Volunteer Infantry. Although the regiment in the story is fictitious and from Indiana instead of Ohio, its experiences, roughly follow the experiences of the author's factual regiment. The battles in the story, though purposely unnamed, will be identified by a knowlegeable reader as those fought by the Army of the Cumberland... including Stone's River, Chickamagua, Chatanooga and the Atlanta Campaign.

The book, as it's title states, is about the life of a volunteer soldier. And peppered throughout it's excellent narrative, is authentic, sincere and heartfelt dialogue. Dialogue, written in the style of the way the men spoke, with all the ye's, ter's and reckons included. It took a little while accustomising myself to it, but shortly afterwards, I enjoyed the dialogue so much that I started reading it out loud.

Josiah Klegg is a young, enthuisiastic and patriotic recruit, who is unwise in the ways of the army. And Shorty "his pard", whom Si meets shortly after enlisting (or 'listing as they call it) is a hardluck Huckleberry Finn character. Though having had a rough lot in life, Shorty is a quick thinker and wise to the ways of the world. The two of them are "stayers", and together, they travel the long hard (and often painful) path from inexperienced recruit to veteran soldier.

Their personalities play off each other wonderfully. Shorty tolerates Si, who is naive and never short for expressing an opinion. And Shorty, always faithful and yet slightly dower, is continually uplifted by Si's irrepressable enthusiam.

There is much in this story of interest for the Civil War buff, including detailed descriptions of marching (blisters and all), camp life, hospital scenes and actual combat. In the end, this story is about the bonds that tie men together. If it is at all possible to understand the feelings men had for each other, during that terrible interlude in American History, you'll get closest, reading this book.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Possibly the best glimpse into the life of a Federal soldier, June 18, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Corporal Si Klegg and His "Pard" (Hardcover)

Hinman has used his personal observations and the history of his own unit to create a very complete and detailed (fictionalized) account of the life of a Civil War soldier in the western theatre (Murfreesboro, Chattanooga, Atlanta), complementing the eastern theatre account by Billings ("Hardtack and Coffee"). Every Union Civil War reenactor should be required to read "Si Klegg."