In their letters, in their words : Illinois Civil War soldiers write home /

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A vital lifeline to home during the Civil War, the letters of soldiers to their families and friends remain a treasure for those seeking to connect with and understand the most turbulent period of American history. Rather than focus on the experiences of a few witnesses, this impressively researched...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Flotow, Mark, 1955- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2019]
Temas:
1861-1865
Soldiers > Illinois > Correspondence.
Soldiers
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives.
Illinois > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Récits personnels.
Illinois > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Récits personnels.
Illinois
United States
Personal Narrative
History
Personal correspondence
Personal narratives
Personal narratives.
Récits personnels.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A lifeline of letters
  • Illinois citizens become soldiers
  • Camp life and bonding with the boys
  • Soldiering
  • Managing affairs from afar
  • Seeing the elephant
  • Southern culture through northern eyes
  • Officers, generals, and "old Abe"
  • Debility and diseases
  • Writing the indescribable as prisoners of war
  • Soldiers no more
  • Appendix A: Soldiers' brief biographies
  • Appendix B: Chronology of the Civil War
  • Appendix C: Quoted soldiers, by county of origin.

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