LEADER 03055nam 2200613 a 450 001 9910826245203321 005 20240514005026.0 010 $a1-283-05480-9 010 $a9786613054807 010 $a1-61147-003-X 035 $a(CKB)2670000000077949 035 $a(EBL)678206 035 $a(OCoLC)711748996 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000482492 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12214012 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000482492 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10526553 035 $a(PQKB)10204593 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC678206 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL678206 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10460945 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL305480 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000077949 100 $a20110113d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$a"True Jersey blues" $ethe Civil War letters of Lucien A. Voorhees and William Mackenzie Thompson, 15th Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers /$fDominick Mazzagetti 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLanham, Md. $cFairleigh Dickinson University Press$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (273 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-61147-002-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aContents; Ode to the 15th Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers; Excerpt from a Letter; Preface; 15th Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers, Time Line, 1862-1865; Chapter 1: The 15th Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers; Chapter 2: Life in Camp; Chapter 3: Fredericksburg; Chapter 4: Politics; Chapter 5: Gettysburg; Chapter 6: Dangerous and Unpleasant Duty; Chapter 7: Officers, Generals, and President Lincoln; Chapter 8: Pleasant Distractions; Chapter 9: To Higher Callings; Chapter 10: Glory; Bibliography; Letter Index; Topic Index 330 $aThis book tells the story of two Civil War soldiers from Hunterdon County serving with the Army of the Potomac through letters written to hometown newspapers. Their vivid accounts of life on the march, fierce firefights, and everyday occupations convey a true sense of the Civil War as experienced by the men enlisted to fight. The letters from cover the period from the muster of the 15th Regiment at Flemington (August 1862) through the combat deaths of both writers at Spotsylvania (May 1864). 606 $aSoldiers$zNew Jersey$zHunterdon County$vCorrespondence 607 $aNew Jersey$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$xRegimental histories 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$xRegimental histories 607 $aHunterdon County (N.J.)$vBiography 607 $aNew Jersey$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$vPersonal narratives 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$vPersonal narratives 615 0$aSoldiers 676 $a973.7/449092 700 $aMazzagetti$b Dominick A$01677069 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910826245203321 996 $a"True Jersey blues"$94043693 997 $aUNINA