Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 177 pages) : portraits |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-169) and index. |
Summary |
During a conflict that saw death visit many households in the land, this work presents a story of a young recruit's devotion to family and nation. It includes letters which cover more than two full years of service in the 121st New York Infantry Regiment during the Civil War, from August 1862 to October of 1864. |
Contents |
Preface; Acknowledgments; Editorial Note; Introduction; 1. 1862: "On Our Way for Washington"; 2. 1863: "Like Grass before the Scythe"; 3. 1864: "Should I Ever Return to Your Fireside"; Epilogue; Notes; Index. |
Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Remmel, William -- Correspondence.
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Remmel, William. |
Genre/Form |
Correspondence.
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United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 121st (1861-1865)
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United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 121st (1861-1865) |
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American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865) |
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Soldiers -- New York (State) -- Correspondence.
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Soldiers. |
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New York (State) |
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German American families -- New York (State) -- Devereaux.
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German American families. |
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New York (State) -- Devereaux. |
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Immigrants -- New York (State) -- Devereaux -- Biography.
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Immigrants. |
Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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New York (State) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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New York (State) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories.
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Devereaux (N.Y.) -- Biography.
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Chronological Term |
1861-1865 |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Personal narratives.
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Records and correspondence.
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Personal correspondence.
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Personal correspondence.
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Biographies.
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Personal narratives.
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Added Author |
Bender, Robert Patrick.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Remmel, William. Like grass before the scythe. Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2007 (DLC) 2006024420 |
ISBN |
9780817381479 (electronic book) |
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0817381473 (electronic book) |
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0817315527 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780817315528 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |