This infernal war : the Civil War letters of William and Jane Standard / / edited by Timothy M. Roberts

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910820014003321
• Autore: Standard William M. <1822->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Kent, Ohio : , : The Kent State University Press, , 2018; ©2018
• ISBN: 1-63101-273-8; 1-63101-272-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (374 pages)
• Disciplina: 973.7/473092
• Soggetti: Soldiers - United States; Husband and wife - United States; Copperhead movement; Public opinion - United States - History - 19th century; Farmers - Illinois - Fulton County; United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Protest movements; United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Machine generated contents note: Introduction 3 -- 1."I Find Camp Life Pretty Hard"25 -- 2."Just As Cool As a Cucumber" 45 -- 3."Generals Override All Law" 63 -- 4."I Have Satiated My Military Ambition" 89 -- 5."Your Letters Are Worth More Than Gold"121 -- 6."Our Co.Led the Charge Gallantly"148 -- 7."Gen'l Tilghman Said I Ought To Be a Colonel" 178 -- 8."My Almost Broken Heart" 213 -- 9."A Soldier Only Knows What He Sees" 251 -- 10."We Cannot Make Much of a Stand"290 -- 11."Anything To Get on That Side the River" 325 -- 12."I Am Tired of Doing Nothing" 356 -- 13."I Was Received Very Kindly" 387 -- 14."I Cannot Afford To Live Here" 407 -- 15."Great Peace Rumors" 425 -- Appendix -- List of Relatives and Acquaintances Mentioned in the -- Letters 451 -- Roster of the Minden Rangers (Official) .453 -- Supplementary Roster of the Minden Rangers -- (Unofficial) 460 -- Chronological List of Fay's Letters 462 -- Index 467 <BR><BR>Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: ; United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives, Confederate.