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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828197303321

Titolo

Their patriotic duty : the Civil War letters of the Evans family of Brown County, Ohio / / edited by Robert F. Engs & Corey M. Brooks ; original transcriptions by Joseph Shelton Evans, Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Fordham University Press, 2007

ISBN

0-8232-4852-6

0-8232-4670-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (438 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

EngsRobert Francis

BrooksCorey M

EvansJoseph S

Disciplina

977.1/7960410922

Soggetti

Soldiers - Ohio - Brown County

Brown County (Ohio) Social life and customs 19th century

Ohio History Civil War, 1861-1865 Social aspects

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Social aspects

Brown County (Ohio) Biography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Evans family tree -- Introduction -- "I have seen the elephant" : February 1862-April 1862 -- "We can endure" : May 1862-April 1863 -- "The duty imposed upon us" : May 1863-November 1863 -- "Forced into a responsible position" : December 1863-November 1864 -- "I am ready for them to give up" : January 1865-April 1865 -- "To lay aside all prejudice"? : May 1865-January 1866 -- Epilogue -- Timeline.