03359nam 22007213u 450 991045638620332120210111215830.01-58729-191-6(CKB)2520000000008997(EBL)836742(OCoLC)44965096(SSID)ssj0000487477(PQKBManifestationID)11302982(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000487477(PQKBWorkID)10443004(PQKB)10112158(SSID)ssj0000248337(PQKBManifestationID)12105329(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000248337(PQKBWorkID)10201097(PQKB)11230037(MiAaPQ)EBC836742(EXLCZ)9911100436570673420131216d1995|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrSoldier Boy[electronic resource] The Civil War Letters of Charles O. Musser, 29th IowaIowa City University of Iowa Press19951 online resource (274 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-87745-523-6 Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. To War: December 1862-April 1863; 2. Soldier Boy: April-July 1863; 3. Army of Occupation: July-December 1863; 4. Battle: January-May 1864; 5. Home Front: June-November 1864; 6. Garrison: November 1864-February 1865; 7. Peace Again: February-July 1865; Three Undated Letter Fragments; Notes; Bibliography; IndexBlood and anger, bragging and pain, are all part of this young Iowa soldier's vigorous words about war and soldiering. A twenty-year-old farmer from Council Bluffs, Charles O. Musser was one of the 76,000 Iowans who enlisted to wear the blue uniform. He was a prolific writer, penning at least 130 letters home during his term of service with the 29th Iowa Volunteer Infantry.Soldier Boy makes a significant contribution to the literature of the common soldier in the Civil War. Moreover, it takes a rare look at the Trans-Mississippi theater, which has traditionally been undervaIowa - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narrativesSoldiers - Iowa - Council Bluffs - CorrespondenceUnited States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narrativesSoldiersCorrespondenceCouncil BluffsIowaRegions & Countries - AmericasHILCCHistory & ArchaeologyHILCCUnited States - GeneralHILCCSoldiersCorrespondenceIowaCouncil BluffsElectronic books.Iowa - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives.Soldiers - Iowa - Council Bluffs - Correspondence.United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives.SoldiersCorrespondenceRegions & Countries - AmericasHistory & ArchaeologyUnited States - GeneralSoldiersCorrespondence973.7/77973.782Popchock Barry1950-1047755AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910456386203321Soldier Boy2475570UNINA