George Alfred Townsend’s Campaigns of a Non-Combatant recounts his experiences as a young war correspondent during the American Civil War, followed by his travels abroad. Townsend was among the most vivid reporters of the conflict.
The book combines battlefield reporting with personal narrative, conveying the dangers and impressions of a journalist covering war. It is a notable example of nineteenth-century war correspondence. This edition is a clean, public-domain text prepared for comfortable reading. The EPUB has been carefully formatted for modern e-readers and tablets. Download the free EPUB of this firsthand account from a Civil War reporter.