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1 online resource (xxii, 254 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Contemporary Issues in the Middle East |
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Contemporary issues in the Middle East.
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| Contents |
Allegany atmospheres -- Failed compromises -- Elmira excitement -- On the move -- Life in the trenches -- Life back home -- "The bulits whistled right smart" : Battle of Hatcher's Run I (Boydton Plank Road) -- Wrecking the Weldon -- Faith and fighting -- "We will probley have to go" : Battle of Hatcher's Run II (Dabney's Mills) -- Epilogue : Fires and rainbows |
| Summary |
On September 7, 1864, William Whitlock, aged thirty-five, left his wife and four children in Allegany, New York, to join the Union Army in battle. More than 100 years later, his unpublished letters to his wife were found in the attic of a family home. These letters serve as the foundation for this book, giving readers a vivid glimpse into the environment and political atmosphere that surrounded the Civil War from the perspective of a northern farmer and lumberman. Whitlock’s observations tell of exhausting marches, limited rations, and grueling combat. In plainspoken language, the letters also reveal a desperate homesickness, consistently expressing concern for the family’s health and financial situation and requesting news from home. The author's detailed descriptions of the war’s progress and specific battles provide a rich context for Whitlock’s letters, orienting readers to both the broad narrative of the Civil War and the intimate chronicle of one soldier’s impressions |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-233) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
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Whitlock, William, 1829-1865 -- Correspondence
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Whitlock family.
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Whitlock family. |
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Whitlock, William, 1829-1865 |
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United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 188th (1864-1865)
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United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 188th (1864-1865) |
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Soldiers -- New York (State) -- Correspondence
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Appomattox Campaign, 1865.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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HISTORY -- United States -- Civil War Period (1850-1877)
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Military campaigns.
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Regimental histories.
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Soldiers.
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New York (State) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
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Allegany (N.Y.) -- Biography
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New York (State)
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New York (State) -- Allegany.
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United States.
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Virginia.
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Biographies.
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History.
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Personal narratives.
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Personal correspondence.
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Personal narratives.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780815652052 |
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0815652054 |
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