Diary of a Civil War Marine (eBook)

Private Josiah Gregg

Wesley Moody, Adrienne Sachse (Herausgeber)

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2012
158 Seiten
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press (Verlag)
978-1-61147-579-1 (ISBN)

Infos

This is the firsthand account of a United States Marine during the American Civil War. Beside the average routine of shipboard life, Gregg experienced major battles and the hunt for Confederate raiders. Anyone who wants a better understanding of the navy during the Civil War, especially a scholar doing research, would appreciate this book.

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The Diary of a Civil War Marine: Private Josiah Gregg is a rare firsthand account of a United States Marine during the Civil War, written within hours of the events described. Gregg enlisted as a private at the beginning of the war, and served as a shipboard Marine on the Vanderbilt as it hunted Confederate raiders in the Caribbean and Atlantic. He also served aboard the Brooklyn at the battles of Mobile Bay and Fort Fischer. Part war story and part travel log, Gregg tells a good story with the confident prose of a man who worked as a school teacher and a clerk before the war. Seen by only Greggs descendants for the last 140 years, the diary entries have been edited to include notes that explain what might be unclear to a modern audience. Also included are brief histories of the ships and the events described in the journal, and eight black and white photographs that were found inside the journal.

Autor

Wesley Moody is professor of history at Florida State College at Jacksonville. He is the author of Demon of the Lost Cause: Sherman and Civil War History. Adrienne Sachse is professor of economics at Florida State College at Jacksonville.

Inhalt

Chapter 1 (November 4, 1862 – December 10, 1862) Chapter 3 (January 29, 1863 – March 21, 1863 Chapter 5 (April 14, 1864 – May 30, 1864) Chapter 7 (July 28, 1864 – September 9, 1864)Conclusion Bibliography

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.10.2012
• Zusatzinfo: 8 Illustrations including: - 8 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► 20. Jahrhundert bis 1945
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Schlagworte: American Civil War • American History • American Literature • Diary • History • Journal • Literary Studies • United States Marines
• ISBN-10: 1-61147-579-1 / 1611475791
• ISBN-13: 978-1-61147-579-1 / 9781611475791