Project Gutenberg 2011-10-14 Public domain in the USA. 187 Hinkley, Julian Wisner 1838 1916 13001344 A Narrative of Service with the Third Wisconsin Infantry E-text prepared by Julia Neufeld and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://www.archive.org) "A Narrative of Service with the Third Wisconsin Infantry" by Julian Wisner Hinkley is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The narrative focuses on Hinkley’s experiences as a captain in the Third Wisconsin Infantry during the Civil War, detailing his enlistment, training, and various battles throughout the conflict. Hinkley's account presents a captivating first-person perspective of military life and the fervor of a soldier fighting for the Union. The opening of the narrative introduces Hinkley as he reflects on the political tension leading up to the Civil War, detailing his enlistment in the Waupun Light Guard and the transition to the Third Wisconsin Infantry. Hinkley offers insights into his motivations for joining the military, spurred by a sense of duty to the Union amid growing hostilities. The text captivates readers with vivid descriptions of camp life, initial training, and the excitement of marching off to war as part of a larger collective effort. Weaving personal anecdotes with historical context, the narrative sets the stage for the detailed recounting of Hinkley’s military service to come, giving readers a glimpse of life during one of America's most tumultuous and defining eras. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives United States. Army. Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, 3rd (1861-1865) E456 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - Warfare Category: Biographies Category: History - American Category: History - Warfare 344816 2025-06-15T11:09:37.286452 text/html 330098 2011-10-14T00:02:59 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 153462 2011-10-14T00:07:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 266311 2025-06-15T11:09:50.255377 application/epub+zip 268666 2025-06-15T11:09:43.026415 application/epub+zip 185215 2025-06-15T11:09:40.832387 application/epub+zip 566176 2025-06-15T11:09:54.873317 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 511751 2025-06-15T11:09:48.300362 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 235970 2022-09-17T09:39:44.789534 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259944 2025-06-15T11:09:36.253479 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 259640 2011-10-13T23:57:03 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 94079 2011-10-13T23:57:03 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 259647 2011-10-13T23:57:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 94067 2011-10-13T23:57:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20470 2025-06-15T11:09:55.026326 application/rdf+xml 23696 2025-06-15T11:09:41.462403 image/jpeg 4930 2025-06-15T11:09:41.149396 image/jpeg 252674 2025-06-15T11:09:37.316448 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog