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.
Table des matières
List of IllustrationsAcknowledgments
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
A propos de l’auteur
Amy J. Truesdell is a writer and consultant. She is a former lead foreign affairs officer with the United States Department of State.Achetez cet ebook et obtenez-en 1 de plus GRATUITEMENT !
Langue Anglais ● Format EPUB ● Pages 390 ● ISBN 9781438491271 ● Taille du fichier 19.2 MB ● Maison d’édition State University of New York Press ● Publié 2022 ● Téléchargeable 24 mois ● Devise EUR ● ID 8415871 ● Protection contre la copie Adobe DRM
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