| Yours for the Union: The Civil War Letters of John W. Chase, First Massachusetts Light Artillery Contributor(s): Collier, John S. (Author), Collier, Bonnie B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0823223043 ISBN-13: 9780823223046 Publisher: Fordham University Press OUR PRICE: $37.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - Biography & Autobiography | Military - History | Military - United States |
| Dewey: 973.781 |
| LCCN: 2003024722 |
| Series: North's Civil War (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1.19" H x 5.84" W x 8.7" (1.65 lbs) 456 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War - Cultural Region - New England - Geographic Orientation - Massachusetts - Locality - Boston-Worcester, Mass. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Yours for the Union is a collection of letters that takes us inside the life and mind of a Civil War soldier. John Chase's reports of his service with the Army of the Potomac, reveal what the war was really like for the men who fought it. Chase was a 36 year-old cabinetmaker from Roxbury, a widower with four young children when he enlisted as a private in the First Massachusetts Light Artillery. These well written letters portray a man who is trying to provide for his children, maintain his finances, obtain food and clothing to supplement his meager rations, all while marching in the mud and fighting a war. While he was a patriotic Northerner, his occasionally crude language reflects his strong opinion of abolitionists, and especially, of abolitionist politicians. |
Contributor Bio(s): Collier, John S.: - John S. Collier, great-great grandson of John W. Chase, and Bonnie B. Collier are both retired and live in Maryland.Collier, Bonnie B.: - John S. Collier, great-great grandson of John W. Chase, and Bonnie B. Collier are both retired and live in Maryland. |