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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778551403321

Autore

Bacon Edward W (Edward Woolsey), <1843-1887.>

Titolo

Double duty in the Civil War [[electronic resource] ] : the letters of sailor and soldier Edward W. Bacon / / edited by George S. Burkhardt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Carbondale, : Southern Illinois University Press, c2009

ISBN

1-280-69698-2

9786613673947

0-8093-8649-6

1-4416-2340-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BurkhardtGeorge S. <1927->

Disciplina

973.7/5

Soggetti

Sailors - United States

Soldiers - United States

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Naval operations

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives

Connecticut History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-244) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- The sailor, 1861-62. High seas hunt ; Riverine warfare ; Turning point -- The hospital clerk, 1863 -- The soldier, 1864-65. 29th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry (Colored) ; Trench fighting, Virginia ; Promotion and victory ; Occupation duty, Texas ; Homeward -- Epilogue.