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Autore |
Mazzagetti Dominick A |
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Titolo |
"True Jersey blues" : the Civil War letters of Lucien A. Voorhees and William Mackenzie Thompson, 15th Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers / / Dominick Mazzagetti |
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Lanham, Md., : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-05480-9 |
9786613054807 |
1-61147-003-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (273 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Soldiers - New Jersey - Hunterdon County |
New Jersey History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories |
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories |
Hunterdon County (N.J.) Biography |
New Jersey History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives |
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives |
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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. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Ode to the 15th Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers; Excerpt from a Letter; Preface; 15th Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers, Time Line, 1862-1865; Chapter 1: The 15th Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers; Chapter 2: Life in Camp; Chapter 3: Fredericksburg; Chapter 4: Politics; Chapter 5: Gettysburg; Chapter 6: Dangerous and Unpleasant Duty; Chapter 7: Officers, Generals, and President Lincoln; Chapter 8: Pleasant Distractions; Chapter 9: To Higher Callings; Chapter 10: Glory; Bibliography; Letter Index; Topic Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book tells the story of two Civil War soldiers from Hunterdon County serving with the Army of the Potomac through letters written to hometown newspapers. Their vivid accounts of life on the march, fierce firefights, and everyday occupations convey a true sense of the Civil War as experienced by the men enlisted to fight. The letters from cover the period from the muster of the 15th Regiment at Flemington (August 1862) through the combat deaths of both writers at Spotsylvania (May |
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