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A War of the People
Vermont Civil War Letters
ISBN: 0874519233
ISBN-13: 9780874519235
Format: Paperback
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Publisher: Univ Pr of New England
Published date: 1999
Size: 6.75 x 9.75 inches
Weight: 1.75 pounds
Publisher's Notes
The Civil War left no Vermonters untouched, and few families free from pain. Vermont raised seventeen infantry regiments, one cavalry regiment, three batteries of light artillery, and three companies of sharpshooters -- nearly 35,000 soldiers in all. More than 140 letters -- carefully selected from some 9000 in several archives -- convey in personal terms the combat experience of Vermonters throughout the war. A War of the People covers the war chronologically, with editor Jeffrey D. Marshall providing running commentary. Supplemented with maps and photographs, it includes many voices -- from privates to colonels, mothers, wives, and best friends, young and old -- writing about battle narratives, camp life, financial advice, family matters, and much more. An African-American soldier from Hinesburgh, a French-Canadian soldier who enlisted in Milton, and dozens of others record their experiences at home and on the battlefront in unforgettable words.
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A War Of The People: Vermont Civil War Letters
MARSHALL, JEFFREY D. (EDITOR); BEARRS, DWIN C. (FOREWORD)
University Press of New England, Lebanon: 1999. Softcover. Brand new book. An illustrated anthology of the most revealing Civil War letters by Vermont soldiers and homefront civilians. The Civil War left no Vermonters untouched, and few families free from pain. More than 140 letters - carefully selected from some 9000 in several archives - convey in personal terms the combat experience of Vermonters throughout the war. Vermont raised seventeen infantry regiments, one cavalry regiment, three batteries of light artillery and three companies of sharpshooters - nearly 35,000 soldiers in all. As a result of this impressive commitment, Vermont suffered one of the highest rates of military deaths of any Union state. A War of the People covers the war chronologically, with editor Jeffrey D. Marshall providing running commentary on both the war overall, and Vermonters' experiences. Supplemented with maps and photographs, it includes many voices - from privates to colonels, mothers, wives, and best friends, young and old - writing about battle narratives, camp life, financial advice, family matters, and much more. An African-American soldier from Hinesburgh, a French-Canadian soldier who enlisted in Milton, and dozens of others record their experiences in unforgettable words. Marshall's battlefront/homefront choice of letters provides a deeper understanding of the social and political dimensions that, although secondary to military concerns, were an integral part of Vermont's war years. From the Book: "'This war is a war of the people,' William Young Ripley wrote to his son William after the humiliating Union defeat at Bull Run in July 1861. 'The men at Washington - will find that they are only agents in the matter,' he warned. A prominent citizen of Rutland, Vermont, and a member of his state's emerging class of industrial leaders, Ripley represented a swelling tide of dissatisfaction with the military and political leadership in Washington. Before the war ended four years later, Ripley would exchange hundreds of letters with his three sons in the army, sharing home-front reactions to war news and receiving frank assessments of the conflict's progress from the front. The story of this 'war of the people,' fought by citizen-soldiers and supported by the extraordinary sacrifices of citizens at home, unfolds in countless letters written from the battle front and the home front." - From the Introduction Jeffrey D. Marshall is University Archivist and Curator of Manuscripts at the University of Vermont. ISBN: 0874519233. ( more information)
Offered by Ad Infinitum Books (United States)
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A War of the People, Vermont Civil War Letters
Marshall, Jeffrey
Hanover: Univ Press of New England, 1999. Signed by the author, a Civil War expert in the rare book department of the Univ Vermont library. A fine read, deftly explaining the variety of soldier letters. Pages xx, 357 with index. First Edition. Quality Paperback. Fine. Illus. by Maps & Reproduced Old Photos. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ( more information)
Offered by Craftsbury Antiquarian Books (United States)
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