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Vermilion William <1830-1894.> |
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Titolo |
Love amid the turmoil : the Civil War letters of William and Mary Vermilion / / edited by Donald C. Elder, III |
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Iowa City, : University of Iowa Press, 2003 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (409 p.) |
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VermilionMary <1831-1883.> |
ElderDonald C. <1952-> |
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Soggetti |
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Married people - Iowa |
Soldiers - Iowa |
Iowa History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives |
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives |
Iowa History Civil War, 1861-1865 Social aspects |
Indiana History Civil War, 1861-1865 Social aspects |
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Social aspects |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface; 1. "Still I Am Proud of My Gallant Soldier Husband"; 2. "You Are in Danger Now, Every Day, I Know"; 3. "I Want to Know Whether Our Government Is Really Worth Dying For"; 4. "Since I Came Home I Am Entirely Satisfied with Iowa"; 5. "I Knew Somebody Had Lost Friends, and I Feared It Was I"; 6. "I Will Never Forget All the Bitter Experiences of the Last Year"; 7. "I Listen Every Hour to Hear of a Decisive Battle"; 8. "Our War Can't Last Much LongerAs It Is Now Carried On"; 9. "The Days Are Long and Dreary till You Come Home"; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliographical Note; Index |
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William Vermilion (1830-1894) served as a captain in Company F of the 36th Iowa Infantry from October 1862 until September 1865. Although he was a physician in Iconium in south central Iowa at the start of the war, after it ended he became a noted lawyer in nearby Centerville; he was also a state senator from 1869 to 1872. Mary Vermilion (1831- |
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