LEADER 04545nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910971816503321 005 20251117075043.0 010 $a1-280-69698-2 010 $a9786613673947 010 $a0-8093-8649-6 010 $a1-4416-2340-X 035 $a(CKB)1000000000805999 035 $a(OCoLC)459790939 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10555651 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000141043 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11148616 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000141043 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10079717 035 $a(PQKB)10222075 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1354439 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse5179 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1354439 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10555651 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL367394 035 $a(OCoLC)856870188 035 $a(BIP)46359760 035 $a(BIP)24320017 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000805999 100 $a20080922d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDouble duty in the Civil War $ethe letters of sailor and soldier Edward W. Bacon /$fedited by George S. Burkhardt 210 $aCarbondale $cSouthern Illinois University Press$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (289 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a0-8093-2910-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 229-244) and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- The sailor, 1861-62. High seas hunt ; Riverine warfare ; Turning point -- The hospital clerk, 1863 -- The soldier, 1864-65. 29th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry (Colored) ; Trench fighting, Virginia ; Promotion and victory ; Occupation duty, Texas ; Homeward -- Epilogue. 330 $aIn 1861 at the age of eighteen, Edward Woolsey Bacon, a Yale student and son of well-known abolitionist minister Leonard Bacon, left his home in New Haven, Connecticut, to fight for the United States. Over the next four years Bacon served in both the Union navy and army, which gave him a sweeping view of the Civil War. His postings included being a captain s clerk on the USS "Iroquois, " a hospital clerk in his hometown, a captain in the 29th Connecticut Infantry (Colored), and a major in the 117th U.S. Colored Infantry, and he described these experiences in vibrant letters to his friends and family. Historian George S. Burkhardt has compiled these letters, as well as Bacon s diary in the impressive "Double Duty in the Civil War: The Letters of Sailor and Soldier Edward W. Bacon." Bacon tells of hunting Confederate commerce raiders on the high seas, enduring the tedium of blockade duty, and taking part in riverine warfare on the Mississippi. He recalls sweating in South Carolina as an infantry officer during drill and picket duty, suffering constant danger in the battlefield trenches of Virginia, marching victoriously on fallen Richmond, and tolerating the boredom of occupation duty in Texas. His highly entertaining letters shed new light on naval affairs and reveal a close-knit family life. The narrative of his duty with black troops is especially valuable, since few first-hand accounts from white officers of the U.S. Colored Troops exist. Furthermore, his beliefs about race, slavery, and the Union cause were unconventional for the time and stand in contrast to those held by many of his contemporaries. "Double Duty in the Civil War" is filled with lively descriptions of the men Bacon met and the events he experienced. With Burkhardt s careful editing and useful annotations, Bacon s letters and diary excerpts give rare insight into areas of the Civil War that have been neglected because of a lack of available sources. Given the scarcity of eyewitness testimonies to navy life and life in African American regiments, this book is a rarity indeed. " 606 $aSailors$zUnited States$vCorrespondence 606 $aSoldiers$zUnited States$vCorrespondence 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$xNaval operations 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$vPersonal narratives 607 $aConnecticut$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$vPersonal narratives 615 0$aSailors 615 0$aSoldiers 676 $a973.7/5 700 $aBacon$b Edward W$g(Edward Woolsey),$f1843-1887.$01864262 701 $aBurkhardt$b George S.$f1927-$01705241 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910971816503321 996 $aDouble duty in the Civil War$94471042 997 $aUNINA