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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.
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
517   $aSoldier Boy: The Civil War Letters of Charles O. Musser, 29th Iowa
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
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