Bringing to the Civil War a perspective from which it has seldom been seen, Wert delivers a dual portrait of two great fighting units, the Confederate Stonewall Brigade, and the Union Iron Brigade, who faced each other at Manassas (Bull Run), Fredericksburg, Sharpsburg (Antietam), Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg -- the most celebrated battles of the war.
We learn about the drama of battle from the viewpoint of the foot soldiers -- working men and farmers, mostly -- who answered the call to arms and joined their respective armies. From their letters home, we hear about grueling marches in rain and snow, sometimes in bare feet; sleeping on the ground without so much as a blanket; eating dried bread and little else for days on end; and, of course, the terror of watching comrades killed in battle. The details of their day-to-day lives bring an immediacy to the Civil War unmatched by any other source.
Bringing to the Civil War a perspective from which it has seldom been seen, Wert delivers a dual portrait of two great fighting units, the Confederate Stonewall Brigade, and the Union Iron Brigade, who faced each other at Manassas (Bull Run), Fredericksburg, Sharpsburg (Antietam), Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg -- the most celebrated battles of the war.
We learn about the drama of battle from the viewpoint of the foot soldiers -- working men and farmers, mostly -- who answered the call to arms and joined their respective armies. From their letters home, we hear about grueling marches in rain and snow, sometimes in bare feet; sleeping on the ground without so much as a blanket; eating dried bread and little else for days on end; and, of course, the terror of watching comrades killed in battle. The details of their day-to-day lives bring an immediacy to the Civil War unmatched by any other source.
Imprint | Simon & Schuster |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | February 1999 |
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Authors | Jeffry D. Wert |
Dimensions | 254 x 159mm (L x W) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 413 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-684-82435-2 |
Barcode | 9780684824352 |
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LSN | 0-684-82435-3 |