From Binghamton to the Battlefield
The Civil War Letters of Rollin B. Truesdell
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2022
Excelsior Editions (Verlag)
978-1-4384-9125-7 (ISBN)
Excelsior Editions (Verlag)
978-1-4384-9125-7 (ISBN)
An annotated collection of over one hundred Civil War letters that trace a Union soldier's transformation from eager recruit to war-weary, battle-tested veteran.
From Binghamton to the Battlefield draws the reader alongside Rollin B. Truesdell, a prolific letter-writer and an early enlistee in the 27th NY Volunteers, an infantry regiment that was one of the first to form and that was in the thick of some of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War. Rollin vividly described his day-to-day life as a soldier in such clashes as Gaines' Mill, Crampton's Gap, and Antietam, and in the camps where soldiers were tormented by disease as well as the slow passage of time. Rollin's letters shine a light on the unbreakable bonds of comradeship borne of shared war experience even as he clearly ached for home and family. Through his own words and additional supporting context about the military and political environment within which Rollin soldiered, this book chronicles events from the day Rollin mustered into service as an eager recruit until the day he returned home a war-weary, battle-tested veteran disillusioned by the unseemly political machinations of war, yet steadfast in his commitment to victory for the North.
From Binghamton to the Battlefield draws the reader alongside Rollin B. Truesdell, a prolific letter-writer and an early enlistee in the 27th NY Volunteers, an infantry regiment that was one of the first to form and that was in the thick of some of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War. Rollin vividly described his day-to-day life as a soldier in such clashes as Gaines' Mill, Crampton's Gap, and Antietam, and in the camps where soldiers were tormented by disease as well as the slow passage of time. Rollin's letters shine a light on the unbreakable bonds of comradeship borne of shared war experience even as he clearly ached for home and family. Through his own words and additional supporting context about the military and political environment within which Rollin soldiered, this book chronicles events from the day Rollin mustered into service as an eager recruit until the day he returned home a war-weary, battle-tested veteran disillusioned by the unseemly political machinations of war, yet steadfast in his commitment to victory for the North.
Amy J. Truesdell is a writer and consultant. She is a former lead foreign affairs officer with the United States Department of State.
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Had to Be
2. Becoming a Soldier
3. Bull Run Shatters Perceptions
4. Defending the Capital
5. Recruitment Duty
6. Pushing toward Richmond
7. Lee Pushes Back
8. The War Moves North
9. Regrouping in Maryland
10. Back in Virginia
11. Stuck in the Mud
12. Counting the Days
13. Final Battering before Home
14. Farewell to the 27th New York Volunteers
Afterword
Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 24.10.2022 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Excelsior Editions |
| Zusatzinfo | Total Illustrations: 50 |
| Verlagsort | Albany, NY |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 227 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4384-9125-5 / 1438491255 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4384-9125-7 / 9781438491257 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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