| Heroes for All Time: Connecticut Civil War Soldiers Tell Their Stories Contributor(s): Longley, Dione (Author), Zaidel, Buck (Author) |
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ISBN: 0819571164 ISBN-13: 9780819571168 Publisher: Wesleyan University Press OUR PRICE: $36.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - Literary Collections | Letters |
| Dewey: 973.744 |
| LCCN: 2014022334 |
| Series: Driftless Connecticut Series & Garnet Books |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 9.2" W x 10.2" (3.20 lbs) 342 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Compelling first-hand accounts of the war, lavishly illustrated with rare period photos Winner of the Bruce Fraser Award (2016) Voices of Civil War soldiers rise from the pages of Heroes for All Time. This book presents the war straight from the minds and pens of its participants; rich passages from soldiers' letters and diaries complement hundreds of outstanding period photographs, most previously unpublished. The soldiers' moving experiences, thoughts, and images animate each chapter. Written accounts by nurses and doctors, soldiers' families, and volunteers on the home front add intriguing details to our picture of the struggle, which claimed roughly 6,000 Connecticut lives. Rare war artifacts--a bone ring carved on the battlefield or a wad of tobacco acquired from a rebel picket--connect the reader to the men and boys who once owned them. From camp life to battle, from Virginia to Louisiana, from the opening shot at Bull Run to the cheering at Appomattox, Heroes for All Time tells the story of the war through vivid, personal portrayals. |