War Stories for My Grandchildren: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

War Stories for My Grandchildren, credited to John Watson Foster, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of War Stories for My Grandchildren by John Watson Foster. Read in English by Lynne T; DrPGould; Nelson Hay; Chris A. Hawkins; jenno; Robert Robinson; MaryAnn; H.K. Virgil; RonBroach After years of telling these stories to his grandchildren, Foster was prevailed on to write them down for future generations. Rather than rely on his memory, he conducted research for accuracy. He served as a colonel for the Union Army during the American Civil War and later went on to serve as U.S. Secretary of State under President Benjamin Harrison. - Summary by Lynne Thompson

Recording facts

• Recording title: War Stories for My Grandchildren
• Author credits: John Watson Foster
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 12
• Listed recording duration: 5:04:08

Catalogue topics

• war
• civil war
• battle
• union army

Track guide

1. 01 - Introduction — 6:18
2. 02 - The Missouri Campaign Part 1 — 24:55
3. 03 - The Missouri Campaign Part 2 — 22:03
4. 04 - The Battle of Fort Donelson — 25:17
5. 05 - The Battle of Shiloh Part 1 — 24:28
6. 06 - The Battle of Shiloh Part 2 — 20:06
7. 07 - On to Corinth and Memphis — 24:44
8. 08 - Guerrilla Warfare in Kentucky — 37:49
9. 09 - The East Tennessee Campaign Part 1 — 30:55
10. 10 - The East Tennessee Campaign Part 2 — 31:37
11. 11 - With the Hundred Days Men — 25:37
12. 12 - Appendix - Indiana Soldiers' Monument and Military Service of John W. Foster — 30:19

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