| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 324 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
Garnet Books
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Garnet books.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865) |
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Connecticut -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
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Connecticut -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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Soldiers -- Connecticut -- History -- 19th century.
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Soldiers. |
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Connecticut. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Subject |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
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| Chronological Term |
1800-1899 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Personal narratives.
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Personal narratives.
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| Added Author |
Zaidel, Buck.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Longley, Dione. Heroes for all time. 9780819571168 0819571164 (DLC) 2014022334 |
| ISBN |
0819571172 (electronic book) |
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9780819571175 (electronic book) |
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9780819571168 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0819571164 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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