02852oam 22005054a 450 991015470910332120180817105041.097802530284880253028485(CKB)4340000000022968(MiAaPQ)EBC4767228(OCoLC)1016811417(MdBmJHUP)muse57703(Perlego)2429587(EXLCZ)99434000000002296819981229d1999 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierDear Sarah Letters Home from a Soldier of the Iron Brigade /edited by Coralou Peel LassenBloomington, Indiana ;Indianapolis, [Indiana] :Indiana University Press,1999.©19991 online resource (203 pages) illustrations, maps9780253335609 0253335604 Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]) and index.An epistolary portrait of the life and times of a Civil War soldier and family man as he transformed from simple Michigan country boy to seasoned fighter. Cpl. John H. Pardington, a member of the 24th Michigan Infantry of the famous Iron Brigade, was an articulate and observant soldier. The 80 letters collected in this volume are filled with patriotic dedication to the Union cause, longing for his wife and baby, details of camp life, and reflections on the Battle of Fredericksburg, the Battle of Chancellorsville, and other engagements. Their intimacy and warmth are made even more poignant by the knowledge that Pardington will be killed at the Battle of Gettysburg. Pardington reveals the stresses of war and comments on the heroics of everyday life, whether at home or on the battlefield. In messages to his sister and father-in-law, he shares his opinions of President Lincoln and the changing leadership of the Army of the Potomac, as well as his hopes for the outcome of the war. Full of wisdom and insight, this collection draws back the curtains on an ordinary life during the most extraordinary of times. SoldiersMichiganCorrespondenceUnited StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Regimental historiesMichiganHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Regimental historiesUnited StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Personal narrativesMichiganHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Personal narrativesElectronic books. SoldiersCorrespondence.973.7474Pardington John Henry-1863.1234729Lassen Coralou Peel1930-1234730MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910154709103321Dear Sarah2868302UNINA