Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Informative but a bit dry.

I'm a student of history, and I didn't really enjoy this book. Yet, I can't really put my finger on why. I learned a lot about the camp life, terminology, food, clothing, discipline, etc of the average Union soldier in the Civil War. However, it would've been much more interesting if the author had woven more first hand accounts, or personal stories of others into the book. This book is a bit dry. For example, instead of writing, "We made pipes and rings as mementos" he writes ..."was the making of pipes and rings as mementos..." (pg 67). I was left wanting to hear the author's story, including the battles he fought in, trouble he got into, etc, while he also brought out all the incidentals of life in the Union Army. I felt the author was standing back describing something somebody else (but nobody he really knew) experienced. Still, if you've got a substantial interest in the Civil War, this represents a lot of information on camp life in one book.