There were many amusing incidents that occurred involving soldiers during the American Civil War; many of which never came to light or was ever written about. These short stories and anecdotes are some of the amusing, interesting and heart rendering incidents that soldiers revealed to their friends after they returned home after the war. In reading these, you will experience the personal touch and see how the war really affected many of the soldiers on the battlefield, on both sides; many of whom were not always enemies, yet they sought to kill the one another due to orders and corrupt politicians. It shows the human side of the soldier, rather than the military side that we were taught to accept.