In this stirring memoir, Joseph Ruff recounts his experiences during the first year of his four years of service in Company D of the 12th Michigan Regiment.
It was by far the most severe year of our service.
a year of battles, severe marches, constant duties, privations, illness, and death.
Beginning as a green new recruit with no fanfare, no uniform and only the bare necessities, Joseph became a seasoned soldier at times living by his wits and off the land.
Joseph recounts i.
Mercer Publications & Ministries, Inc. Civil war experiences of a german emigrant: company d, 12th michigan regiment, paperback/joseph ruff
