Project Gutenberg 2014-12-27 Public domain in the USA. 143 Thompson, Seymour D. (Seymour Dwight) 1842 1904 Thompson, Seymour Dwight 02013152 Recollections with the Third Iowa Regiment E-text prepared by JoAnn Greenwood and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Recollections with the Third Iowa Regiment" by Seymour D. Thompson is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book compiles experiences from the author’s time serving in the Third Iowa Regiment during the Civil War, primarily based on a diary kept during his service. It offers a firsthand look at military life, the camaraderie among soldiers, and the psychological and physical challenges they faced. At the start of the narrative, the author outlines the enthusiastic enlistment of men from Iowa into the Union Army during the Civil War. He details the formation of the Third Iowa Regiment and the diversity of its members, highlighting their motivations for joining the fight to preserve the Union. The opening then transitions into a description of their early experiences in camp, characterized by a mixture of excitement and discontent, as they cope with military discipline, inadequate provisions, and the stark realities of preparing for combat. Thompson captures the initial fervor of military life, setting the stage for the challenges and adventures that lie ahead in his service. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories United States. Army. Iowa Infantry Regiment, 3rd (1861-1864) E456 Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American Category: History - Warfare 688227 2025-07-19T08:42:53.368678 text/html 676544 2024-10-24T13:26:06 text/html 313320 2025-07-19T08:43:00.599707 application/epub+zip 319240 2025-07-19T08:42:54.484671 application/epub+zip 319241 2025-07-19T08:42:53.921646 application/epub+zip 509951 2025-07-19T08:43:05.502613 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 454076 2025-07-19T08:42:59.959623 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 454673 2022-09-21T17:07:09.378819 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 642832 2025-07-19T08:42:52.790636 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 622848 2024-10-24T13:26:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17097 2025-07-19T08:43:05.638561 application/rdf+xml 6365 2025-07-19T08:42:54.007618 image/jpeg 1509 2025-07-19T08:42:53.964627 image/jpeg 292476 2025-07-19T08:42:53.421641 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