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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778723803321

Autore

Popchock Barry <1950->

Titolo

Soldier boy [[electronic resource] ] : the Civil War letters of Charles O. Musser, 29th Iowa

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Iowa City, : University of Iowa Press, 1995

ISBN

1-58729-191-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (274 p.)

Disciplina

973.7/77

973.782

Soggetti

Iowa - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives

Soldiers - Iowa - Council Bluffs - Correspondence

United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. To War: December 1862-April 1863; 2. Soldier Boy: April-July 1863; 3. Army of Occupation: July-December 1863; 4. Battle: January-May 1864; 5. Home Front: June-November 1864; 6. Garrison: November 1864-February 1865; 7. Peace Again: February-July 1865; Three Undated Letter Fragments; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Blood and anger, bragging and pain, are all part of this young Iowa soldier's vigorous words about war and soldiering. A twenty-year-old farmer from Council Bluffs, Charles O. Musser was one of the 76,000 Iowans who enlisted to wear the blue uniform. He was a prolific writer, penning at least 130 letters home during his term of service with the 29th Iowa Volunteer Infantry.Soldier Boy makes a significant contribution to the literature of the common soldier in the Civil War. Moreover, it takes a rare look at the Trans-Mississippi theater, which has traditionally been underva