LEADER 02852oam 22005054a 450 001 9910154709103321 005 20180817105041.0 010 $a9780253028488 010 $a0253028485 035 $a(CKB)4340000000022968 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4767228 035 $a(OCoLC)1016811417 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse57703 035 $a(Perlego)2429587 035 $a(EXLCZ)994340000000022968 100 $a19981229d1999 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aDear Sarah $eLetters Home from a Soldier of the Iron Brigade /$fedited by Coralou Peel Lassen 210 1$aBloomington, Indiana ;$aIndianapolis, [Indiana] :$cIndiana University Press,$d1999. 210 4$dİ1999 215 $a1 online resource (203 pages) $cillustrations, maps 311 08$a9780253335609 311 08$a0253335604 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [173]) and index. 330 8 $aAn 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. 606 $aSoldiers$zMichigan$xCorrespondence 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$xRegimental histories 607 $aMichigan$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$xRegimental histories 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$xPersonal narratives 607 $aMichigan$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$xPersonal narratives 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSoldiers$xCorrespondence. 676 $a973.7474 700 $aPardington$b John Henry$f-1863.$01234729 701 $aLassen$b Coralou Peel$f1930-$01234730 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910154709103321 996 $aDear Sarah$92868302 997 $aUNINA