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

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]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • 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.