LEADER 03359nam 22007213u 450 001 9910456386203321 005 20210111215830.0 010 $a1-58729-191-6 035 $a(CKB)2520000000008997 035 $a(EBL)836742 035 $a(OCoLC)44965096 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000487477 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11302982 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000487477 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10443004 035 $a(PQKB)10112158 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000248337 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12105329 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000248337 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10201097 035 $a(PQKB)11230037 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC836742 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111004365706734 100 $a20131216d1995|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSoldier Boy$b[electronic resource] $eThe Civil War Letters of Charles O. Musser, 29th Iowa 210 $aIowa City $cUniversity of Iowa Press$d1995 215 $a1 online resource (274 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-87745-523-6 327 $aContents; 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; Index 330 $aBlood 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 underva 606 $aIowa - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives 606 $aSoldiers - Iowa - Council Bluffs - Correspondence 606 $aUnited States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives 606 $aSoldiers$xCorrespondence$zCouncil Bluffs$zIowa 606 $aRegions & Countries - Americas$2HILCC 606 $aHistory & Archaeology$2HILCC 606 $aUnited States - General$2HILCC 606 $aSoldiers$xCorrespondence$zIowa$zCouncil Bluffs 608 $aElectronic books. 615 4$aIowa - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives. 615 4$aSoldiers - Iowa - Council Bluffs - Correspondence. 615 4$aUnited States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Personal narratives. 615 0$aSoldiers$xCorrespondence 615 7$aRegions & Countries - Americas 615 7$aHistory & Archaeology 615 7$aUnited States - General 615 0$aSoldiers$xCorrespondence 676 $a973.7/77 676 $a973.782 700 $aPopchock$b Barry$f1950-$01047755 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910456386203321 996 $aSoldier Boy$92475570 997 $aUNINA