The Left-Armed Corps : Writings by Amputee Civil War Veterans /

"The Left-Armed Corps: Writings by Amputee Civil War Veterans collects and annotates a unique and little-known body of Civil War literature: narrative sketches, accounts, and poetry by veterans who lost the use of their right arms due to wounds sustained during the conflict and who later compet...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Johnson, Allison M., 1984- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2022]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Veterans' writings, American.
Disabled veterans.
Amputees' writings, American.
United States.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives.
Recits personnels.
Personal narratives.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1. Mustering and Marching
  • 8. The Soldiering Life
  • 3. Experiencing Battle
  • 4. Wounding, Amputation, and Recovery
  • 5. New Americans
  • 6. The Poets
  • 7. Politics, Philosophy, and Patriotism
  • 8. Life as One-Armed Men.

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