| Description |
xi, 324 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm. |
| Series |
Garnet books
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [295]-310) and index. |
| Contents |
Men of Connecticut! War begins, spring 1861 -- No one dreamed of anything but victory: Bull Run, summer 1861 -- The voice of duty: a long war ahead, autumn 1861 to summer 1862 -- War by citizen soldiers: the makings of an army -- I never knew what war meant till today: Antietam, september 1862 -- Emancipation is a mighty word: freedom arrives -- No men on earth can be braver: Fredericksburg, December 1862 -- Who wouldn't be a soldier? Life in camp -- All this heroism, and all this appalling carnage: fighting in Virginia and Louisiana, spring and summer 1863 -- That place long to be remembered: Gettysburg, summer 1863 -- There will be no turning back: months of stubborn fighting, July 1863 to June 1864 -- Hope never dying: from the Siege of Petersburg to the sea, June to December 1864 -- Our army perfectly crazy: on to Appomattox, 1865 -- Soldiers of the union mustered out: the aftermath. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Subject |
Connecticut -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
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Connecticut -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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Soldiers -- Connecticut -- History -- 19th century.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
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| Added Author |
Zaidel, Buck.
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| ISBN |
9780819571168 |
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0819571164 |
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