03058nam 2200601 a 450 991078963220332120230125164431.01-283-05480-997866130548071-61147-003-X(CKB)2670000000077949(EBL)678206(OCoLC)711748996(SSID)ssj0000482492(PQKBManifestationID)12214012(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000482492(PQKBWorkID)10526553(PQKB)10204593(MiAaPQ)EBC678206(Au-PeEL)EBL678206(CaPaEBR)ebr10460945(CaONFJC)MIL305480(EXLCZ)99267000000007794920110113d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccr"True Jersey blues"[electronic resource] the Civil War letters of Lucien A. Voorhees and William Mackenzie Thompson, 15th Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers /Dominick MazzagettiLanham, Md. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press20111 online resource (273 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-61147-002-1 Includes bibliographical references.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 IndexThis 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 1864).SoldiersNew JerseyHunterdon CountyCorrespondenceNew JerseyHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Regimental historiesUnited StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Regimental historiesHunterdon County (N.J.)BiographyNew JerseyHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Personal narrativesUnited StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Personal narrativesSoldiers973.7/449092Mazzagetti Dominick A1462827MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910789632203321"True Jersey blues"3671953UNINA