| Description |
1 online resource (289 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Book Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One: The Sailor, 1861-62; (1) High Seas Hunt; (2) Riverine Warfare; (3) Turning Point; Part Two: The Hospital Clerk, 1863; Gallery; Part Three: The Soldier, 1864-65; (1) 29th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry (Colored); (2) Trench Fighting, Virginia; (3) Promotion and Victory; (4) Occupation Duty, Texas; (5) Homeward; Epilogue; Abbreviations Used in Notes and Bibliography; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Author Bio; Back Cover |
| Summary |
In 1861 at the age of eighteen, Edward Woolsey Bacon, a Yale student and son of well-known abolitionist minister Leonard Bacon, left his home in New Haven, Connecticut, to fight for the United States. Over the next four years Bacon served in both the Union navy and army, which gave him a sweeping view of the Civil War. His postings included being a captain's clerk on the USS Iroquois, a hospital clerk in his hometown, a captain in the 29th Connecticut Infantry (Colored), and a major in the 117th U.S. Colored Infantry, and he described these experiences in vibrant letters to his |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Bacon, Edward W. (Edward Woolsey), 1843-1887 -- Correspondence
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| SUBJECT |
Bacon, Edward W. (Edward Woolsey), 1843-1887 fast |
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United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 29th (1864-1865)
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| SUBJECT |
United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 29th (1864-1865) fast |
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Sailors -- United States -- Correspondence
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Soldiers -- United States -- Correspondence
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Military operations, Naval
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Sailors
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Soldiers
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Connecticut -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
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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 -- Naval operations.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140251
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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 correspondence
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780809386499 |
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0809386496 |
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