Truesdell From Binghamton to the Battlefield

The Civil War Letters of Rollin B. Truesdell
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-1-4384-9127-1
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 390 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: Excelsior Editions

An annotated collection of over one hundred Civil War letters that trace a Union soldier's transformation from eager recruit to war-weary, battle-tested veteran.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Truesdell, Amy J.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction

1. Had to Be

2. Becoming a Soldier

3. Bull Run Shatters Perceptions

4. Defending the Capital

5. Recruitment Duty

6. Pushing toward Richmond

7. Lee Pushes Back

8. The War Moves North

9. Regrouping in Maryland

10. Back in Virginia

11. Stuck in the Mud

12. Counting the Days

13. Final Battering before Home

14. Farewell to the 27th New York Volunteers

Afterword
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Amy J. Truesdell is a writer and consultant. She is a former lead foreign affairs officer with the United States Department of State.