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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910778723803321
• Autore: Popchock Barry <1950->
• 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