James Riley Weaver's Civil War : the diary of a Union cavalry officer and prisoner of war, 1863-1865 / / edited by John T. Schlotterbeck [and three others] |
Autore | Weaver James Riley <1839-1920, > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Kent, Ohio : , : The Kent State University Press, , 2019 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (333 pages) |
Disciplina | 973.781 |
Soggetto topico |
Soldiers - Pennsylvania
Prisoners of war - United States |
ISBN |
1-63101-354-8
1-63101-353-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Prologue: Instilling the "ideal of Christian manhood," 1839 to 1863 -- "The arts and scenes of active warfare": the making of a cavalry officer, June 1 to July 17, 1863 -- "Slept to dream of war but woke to find all quiet": campaigning in Northern Virginia, July 18 to October 11, 1863 -- "What a little world in itself have we in Libby": Libby Prison, Richmond, October 12, 1863, to January 16, 1864 -- "Our happiness is alloyed by the fear of being disappointed": Libby Prison, Richmond, January 17 to May 6, 1864 -- "Think of home and wonder when the space that now separates us will be traversed": Macon, Georgia, May 7 to July 27, 1864 -- "They go high like a shooting meteor and fall abruptly as stars": Charleston, South Carolina, July 28 to October 5, 1864 -- "Escape is the order of the day": Camp Sorghum, Columbia, South Carolina, October 6 to December 11, 1864 -- "Sitting outside my tent penning these lines": Camp Asylum, Columbia, South Carolina, December 12, 1864, to February 13, 1865 -- "Altho' these things seemed as of former days, yet I could not realize that I was free": homeward bound, February 14 to April 1, 1865 -- Epilogue: "Students are co-laborers with the instructor in the investigation of specific subjects," Weaver's post-war career, 1865 to 1920. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910793203803321 |
Weaver James Riley <1839-1920, >
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Kent, Ohio : , : The Kent State University Press, , 2019 | ||
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James Riley Weaver's Civil War : the diary of a Union cavalry officer and prisoner of war, 1863-1865 / / edited by John T. Schlotterbeck [and three others] |
Autore | Weaver James Riley <1839-1920, > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Kent, Ohio : , : The Kent State University Press, , 2019 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (333 pages) |
Disciplina | 973.781 |
Soggetto topico |
Soldiers - Pennsylvania
Prisoners of war - United States |
ISBN |
1-63101-354-8
1-63101-353-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Prologue: Instilling the "ideal of Christian manhood," 1839 to 1863 -- "The arts and scenes of active warfare": the making of a cavalry officer, June 1 to July 17, 1863 -- "Slept to dream of war but woke to find all quiet": campaigning in Northern Virginia, July 18 to October 11, 1863 -- "What a little world in itself have we in Libby": Libby Prison, Richmond, October 12, 1863, to January 16, 1864 -- "Our happiness is alloyed by the fear of being disappointed": Libby Prison, Richmond, January 17 to May 6, 1864 -- "Think of home and wonder when the space that now separates us will be traversed": Macon, Georgia, May 7 to July 27, 1864 -- "They go high like a shooting meteor and fall abruptly as stars": Charleston, South Carolina, July 28 to October 5, 1864 -- "Escape is the order of the day": Camp Sorghum, Columbia, South Carolina, October 6 to December 11, 1864 -- "Sitting outside my tent penning these lines": Camp Asylum, Columbia, South Carolina, December 12, 1864, to February 13, 1865 -- "Altho' these things seemed as of former days, yet I could not realize that I was free": homeward bound, February 14 to April 1, 1865 -- Epilogue: "Students are co-laborers with the instructor in the investigation of specific subjects," Weaver's post-war career, 1865 to 1920. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820151603321 |
Weaver James Riley <1839-1920, >
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Kent, Ohio : , : The Kent State University Press, , 2019 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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