Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 168 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Great Lakes books |
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Great Lakes books.
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Contents |
Introduction -- Off to war : September 22-December 15, 1861 -- Kentucky : December 16, 1861-February 27, 1862 -- Nashville to Corinth : March 1-May 30, 1862 -- Bushwhackers and railroads : June 1-September 29, 1862 -- "My brave mechanics" : October 1-December 29, 1862 -- Lavergne : December 30-March 19, 1963 -- Fortress Rosecrans : March 20-June 28, 1863 -- Middle Tennessee : June 29-November 4,1863 -- The Nashville and Northwestern : November 9, 1863-March 12, 1864 -- Railroad blockhouses : March 13-June 27, 1864 -- Supplying Sherman's Army : June 28-September 24, 1864 -- Discharge and home : September 25-November 17, 1864 -- Appendix : Kimball's comrades |
Summary |
Few Union soldiers had the vantage point of William Horton Kimball, a member of the First Michigan Engineers and Mechanics. As a military engineer, Kimball spent most of his time behind the major lines of conflict and often worked among civilians who sympathized with the enemy. This book presents Kimball's journal as a unique window into wartime experience, including detailed accounts of expeditions into a hostile countryside, the bitter war against guerillas, and the civilians caught in the middle of a traditional war waged with nontraditional means. -- Publisher's description |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [159]-160) and index |
Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Kimball, William Horton, 1842-1920 -- Diaries
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SUBJECT |
Kimball, William Horton, 1842-1920 -- Diaries
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Kimball, William Horton, 1842-1920 fast |
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United States. Army. Michigan Engineers and Mechanics Regiment, 1st (1861-1865)
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SUBJECT |
United States. Army. Michigan Engineers and Mechanics Regiment, 1st (1861-1865) fast |
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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History
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SUBJECT |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140261
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Michigan -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Engineering and construction
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Subject |
Michigan
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United States
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Genre/Form |
Diaries
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History
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Personal narratives
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Hoffman, Mark, 1963- editor.
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LC no. |
2012035460 |
ISBN |
0814338534 |
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9780814338537 |
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