Description
After a biographical introduction by the editor (except one soldier who remained an enigma) each individual story unfolds – one correspondent is captured; another serves as a prison camp guard; many are wounded The final letter of the only one killed in battle describes General Ulysses S. Grant’s review of the regiment just before the horrific conflict in the Wilderness of Virginia where this young Vermonter would die,
The book is illustrated with 30 engravings and prints, 15 maps, and 21 contemporary photographs, and contains Chapter Notes, Bibliography, and an extensive Index,
ABOUT THE EDITOR:
Donald Wickman is a Vermont historian whose intense interest in the American Civil War led him to conduct extensive research on thirteen Vermonters identified only by initials, and the campaigns in which they took part. He has an MA in History from the University of Vermont.
Ordering Information:
ISBN 978-1884592102
6”x9”
250 pages
Vol 1 Hardcover $30.00
ISBN 978-1884592119
6”x9”
265 pages
Vol 1 Paperback $19.00
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