LEADER 02294nam 2200421 450 001 9910793963303321 005 20191127150629.0 010 $a0-8093-3764-9 035 $a(CKB)4100000009743013 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5968587 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000009743013 100 $a20191127d2019 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aIn their letters, in their words $eIllinois Civil War soldiers write home /$fedited by Mark Flotow 210 1$aCarbondale :$cSouthern Illinois University Press,$d[2019] 210 4$dİ2019 215 $a1 online resource (333 pages) 311 $a0-8093-3763-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aWrite oftener : a lifeline of letters -- Calls to arms : Illinois citizens become soldiers -- Camp life : bonding with the boys -- Soldiering : mastering military life -- Managing affairs from afar : family, politics, and love -- Seeing the elephant : from guerrilla warfare to pitched battles -- Interactions and artifacts : southern culture through northern eyes -- Soldiers sound off : officers, generals, and "old Abe" -- Feared more than the enemy's bullets : diseases and sickness -- Writing the indescribable : prisoner-of-war experiences -- Soldiers no more : the four ways of leaving the military. 330 $a"This book examines 165 Illinois Civil War soldiers' and sailors' military lives. Letter writers lived in Illinois at the time of their enlistment, hailed from counties throughout the state, served in different branches of the military at different ranks, fought in a wide array of military campaigns, and represented the gamut of experiences and outcomes"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aSoldiers$zIllinois$vCorrespondence 607 $aIllinois$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$vPersonal narratives 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$vPersonal narratives 615 0$aSoldiers 676 $a973.78 702 $aFlotow$b Mark$f1955- 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910793963303321 996 $aIn their letters, in their words$93760882 997 $aUNINA