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Vermilion William <1830-1894.>
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Titolo: |
Love amid the turmoil : the Civil War letters of William and Mary Vermilion / / edited by Donald C. Elder, III
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Pubblicazione: | Iowa City, : University of Iowa Press, 2003 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (409 p.) |
Disciplina: | 973.7/477/0922 |
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Soggetto topico: | Married people - Iowa |
Soldiers - Iowa | |
Soggetto geografico: | Iowa History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives |
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives | |
Iowa History Civil War, 1861-1865 Social aspects | |
Indiana History Civil War, 1861-1865 Social aspects | |
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Social aspects | |
Altri autori: |
VermilionMary <1831-1883.>
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Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Preface; 1. "Still I Am Proud of My Gallant Soldier Husband"; 2. "You Are in Danger Now, Every Day, I Know"; 3. "I Want to Know Whether Our Government Is Really Worth Dying For"; 4. "Since I Came Home I Am Entirely Satisfied with Iowa"; 5. "I Knew Somebody Had Lost Friends, and I Feared It Was I"; 6. "I Will Never Forget All the Bitter Experiences of the Last Year"; 7. "I Listen Every Hour to Hear of a Decisive Battle"; 8. "Our War Can't Last Much LongerAs It Is Now Carried On"; 9. "The Days Are Long and Dreary till You Come Home"; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliographical Note; Index |
Sommario/riassunto: | William Vermilion (1830-1894) served as a captain in Company F of the 36th Iowa Infantry from October 1862 until September 1865. Although he was a physician in Iconium in south central Iowa at the start of the war, after it ended he became a noted lawyer in nearby Centerville; he was also a state senator from 1869 to 1872. Mary Vermilion (1831-1883) was a schoolteacher who grew up in Indiana; she and William married in 1858. In this volume historian Donald Elder provides a careful selection from the hundreds of supportive, informative, and heart-wrenching letters that they wrot |
Titolo autorizzato: | Love amid the turmoil ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-58729-433-8 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910807731803321 |
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