LEADER 04512nam 2200661Ia 450 001 9910971345203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9780814338537 010 $a0814338534 035 $a(CKB)3170000000060427 035 $a(EBL)3416558 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000870985 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11448167 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000870985 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10821025 035 $a(PQKB)11285673 035 $a(OCoLC)847609598 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse22587 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3416558 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10715457 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL31349341 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3416558 035 $a(Perlego)4160420 035 $a(EXLCZ)993170000000060427 100 $a20120924d2013 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAmong the enemy $ea Michigan soldier's Civil War journal /$fEdited by Mark Hoffman 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aDetroit $cWayne State University Press$dc2013 215 $a1 online resource (186 p.) 225 0 $aGreat Lakes books 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780814334713 311 08$a0814334717 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a""Cover""; ""Half-title""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""List of Maps""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1. Off to War""; ""2. Kentucky""; ""3. Nashville to Corinth""; ""4. Bushwhackers and Railroads""; ""5. a???My Brave Mechanicsa???""; ""6. Lavergne""; ""7. Fortress Rosecrans""; ""8. Middle Tennessee""; ""9. The Nashville and Northwestern""; ""10. Railroad Blockhouses""; ""11. Supplying Shermana???s Army""; ""12. Discharge and Home""; ""Appendix: Kimballa???s Comrades""; ""Bibliographic Essay""; ""Index of Names and Places"" 327 $a""BackCover"" 330 8 $aThough many Union soldiers wrote about their experiences in the American Civil War, few had the vantage point of William Horton Kimball, a member of the First Michigan Engineers and Mechanics. As a military engineer, Kimball spent most of his time behind the major lines of conflict and often worked among civilians who sympathized with the enemy. In Among the Enemy: A Michigan Soldier's Civil War Journal, author Mark Hoffman presents Kimball's journal as a unique window into wartime experience. Kimball was a prolific writer, and his journal is full of detailed accounts of expeditions into a hostile countryside, the bitter war against guerillas, and of the civilians caught in the middle of a traditional war waged with nontraditional means. He comments freely and openly on the strengths and weaknesses of his officers and comrades caught up in the same war. At the same time, Kimball provides moving accounts of when the Engineers were thrown into the line of battle at Perryville and Lavergne and proved themselves as soldiers capable of traditional combat. Through Kimball's account, readers can chart the important evolution of Union war policy regarding occupied populations, as well as how the American views of warfare broke down when combat moved from battlefield to countryside and soldiers in the rear became important targets for enemy action. Civil War historian Mark Hoffman introduces Kimball's writings and provides some background on Kimball's life as a soldier. He accompanies the journal entries with illustrations and maps. Kimball's account reminds readers that there was a time when Americans who honored the same founders and national holidays were seeking to kill each other in a bitter war behind the lines of traditional armies. Readers interested in military history and the Civil War will enjoy the inside perspective of Among the Enemy. 410 0$aGreat Lakes Books Series 606 $aHistory$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$vPersonal narratives 607 $aMichigan$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$vPersonal narratives 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$xEngineering and construction 615 0$aHistory 676 $a973.7/8 700 $aKimball$b William Horton$f1842-1920.$01805554 701 $aHoffman$b Mark$f1963-$01805555 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910971345203321 996 $aAmong the enemy$94354225 997 $aUNINA