Mary Searing O'Shaughnessy

Alonzo's War

Letters from a Young Civil War Soldier

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The book details the everyday life of a private and gives an up-close account of what the details of a battle mean to a man participating in it as opposed to learning about generals' battle plans and the movement of troops. These details bring a personal understanding to a student of the war.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group Inc
• Seitenzahl: 268
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. September 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 544g
• ISBN-13: 9781611475548
• ISBN-10: 1611475546
• Artikelnr.: 35965914

Autorenporträt

Mary O'Shaughnessy is the granddaughter of Alonzo Bryant Searing.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents Foreword Arrival at Camp Trip to Washington, D. C. Near the Battle
of Bull Run Culpepper, Virginia Movements of the 2nd Division Brandy
Station Battles of the Wilderness and Spotsylvania Court House Received
Sick Furlough Reported back to Mansion House Hospital Transfer to Fort Reno
Return from Furlough Home "to vote" - Battle of Fort Morton Return to
Active Duty at the Front Battle of Hatcher's Run Battle for Petersburg Camp
near Burkesville March from Burkesville to near Alexandria Grand Review of
the Army of the Potomac Farewells Going Home