Publication

2013 - Osprey Publishing, England

Language

English

Word Count

61,000 words, Guess

Page Count

244 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more

Classifications

  • DDC973.78
  • LCCE467 .D66 2013

Alternate Titles

  • Do not hurry me down to Hades

Description

Drawing on diaries and letters of both the famous and ordinary, this book presents a collection of personal narratives on the Civil War, from the early failures of Union commanders to the assassination of President Lincoln at Ford's Theater. For four years American families on both sides of the Mason-Dixon Line were forced to endure the violence and hardship of the Civil War. This is the story of these families, expertly crafted from their own words. Revealing the innermost thoughts of both famous citizens and men and women forgotten by history, this book explores life on the battlefield and the home front, capturing the astonishing perseverance of the men and women caught up in this most brutal of conflicts, the American Civil War. -- From publisher's website.

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  • Don't hurry me down to Hades: the Civil War in the words of those who lived through itOsprey Publishing2013-01-01

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