02452nam 22004333u 450 991081226730332120221206214410.01-58729-191-6(CKB)111004365706734(EBL)836742(OCoLC)44965096(MiAaPQ)EBC836742(EXLCZ)9911100436570673420131216d1995|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||Soldier 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.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 undervaSoldier Boy: The Civil War Letters of Charles O. Musser, 29th IowaIowa - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narrativesSoldiers - Iowa - Council Bluffs - CorrespondenceUnited States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narrativesIowa - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives.Soldiers - Iowa - Council Bluffs - Correspondence.United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives.973.7/77973.782Popchock Barry1950-1718128AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910812267303321Soldier boy4114861UNINA