| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 324 pages) |
| Series |
Garnet Books |
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Garnet books.
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| Contents |
Men of Connecticut! War begins, spring 1861 -- No one dreamed of anything but victory: Bull Run, summer 1861 -- The voice of duty: a long war ahead, autumn 1861 to summer 1862 -- War by citizen soldiers: the makings of an army -- I never knew what war meant till today: Antietam, september 1862 -- Emancipation is a mighty word: freedom arrives -- No men on earth can be braver: Fredericksburg, December 1862 -- Who wouldn't be a soldier? Life in camp -- All this heroism, and all this appalling carnage: fighting in Virginia and Louisiana, spring and summer 1863 -- That place long to be remembered: Gettysburg, summer 1863 -- There will be no turning back: months of stubborn fighting, July 1863 to June 1864 -- Hope never dying: from the Siege of Petersburg to the sea, June to December 1864 -- Our army perfectly crazy: on to Appomattox, 1865 -- Soldiers of the union mustered out: the aftermath |
| Summary |
Compelling first-hand accounts of the war, lavishly illustrated with rare period photos |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description from: Print version record |
| Subject |
Soldiers -- Connecticut -- History -- 19th century
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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Military campaigns
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Soldiers
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| SUBJECT |
Connecticut -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85031167
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Connecticut -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140205
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140261
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140216
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| Subject |
Connecticut
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Personal narratives
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Personal narratives.
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Récits personnels.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Zaidel, Buck
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| ISBN |
0819571172 |
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9780819571175 |
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