Project Gutenberg 2012-12-13 Public domain in the USA. 205 Mixson, Frank M. 1846 10026177 Reminiscences of a Private by Frank M. Mixson, Company "E" 1st S. C. Vols. (Hagood's) E-text prepared by Greg Bergquist, Moti Ben-Ari, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org) "Reminiscences of a Private" by Frank M. Mixson is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This memoir captures the experiences and reflections of a Confederate soldier during the American Civil War, focusing on his enlistment and service in the 1st South Carolina Volunteers. The author recounts his youthful anticipation of military life and vividly shares the harsh realities of war, including battles, camaraderie, and personal struggles. The opening of the memoir establishes Frank M. Mixson’s background, beginning with his childhood in South Carolina and leading up to the onset of the Civil War. He discusses his parents and their influence, detailing how he became determined to join the Confederate Army despite his young age. The narrative introduces his experiences in forming a local militia and the thrill of enlisting, which he pursued with unwavering resolve. Mixson's engaging storytelling presents a nuanced view of the emotions and motivations driving young men to war, setting the stage for the harrowing tales of combat and survival that follow in his reminiscences. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41616/41616-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 78.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate Confederate States of America. Army. South Carolina Infantry Regiment, 1st E456 Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American Category: History - Warfare 218007 2025-07-17T03:34:14.675961 text/html 196923 2024-10-23T12:53:54 text/html 227839 2025-07-17T03:34:17.652967 application/epub+zip 227797 2025-07-17T03:34:15.254953 application/epub+zip 133487 2025-07-17T03:34:14.948005 application/epub+zip 299171 2025-07-17T03:34:19.867991 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 272311 2025-07-17T03:34:17.346934 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 178914 2022-09-19T05:04:44.589746 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 199836 2023-09-18T07:21:23.327192 text/plain 179931 2024-10-23T12:53:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16300 2025-07-17T03:34:19.988921 application/rdf+xml 10762 2025-07-17T03:34:15.028972 image/jpeg 2189 2025-07-17T03:34:14.988944 image/jpeg 202572 2025-07-17T03:34:14.700951 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