What the Private Saw: The Civil War Letters & Diaries of Oney Foster Sweet - Couverture rigide

Sweet, Oney Foster

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ISBN 10 : 0989691373 ISBN 13 : 9780989691376

Editeur : Wigeon Publishing, 2015

Synopsis

"What the Private Saw" is definitely one of the very best of the many published collections of Civil War letters and diaries. Pvt. O. F. Sweet of the 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery wrote prolifically to members of his family and kept a diary from 1863 until just after the close of the war. . . . Numerous period photographs supplement the account. "What the Private Saw" does just that-provide a very clear picture of the Civil War as seen and experienced by a private soldier of the Union. -Gene C. Armistead, author Horses and Mules in the Civil War "The generals did not see what the privates saw." So wrote U.S. Civil War veteran Pvt. Oney Foster Sweet, 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery, 43rd Pennsylvania Volunteers (14th Reserves) Battery F (Ricketts' Battery), 1861-1865. His previously unpublished letters, diaries, and retrospective pieces offer a unique glimpse of the war from the view of a private simply trying to survive a deadly conflagration in which one in five combatants perished. This first-hand account of what the private saw is a distinctive addition to the many existing volumes on the American Civil War. The book is edited and annotated by Larry M. Edwards, an award-winning author, editor, and investigative journalist.

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“What the Private Saw” is definitely one of the very best of the many published collections of Civil War letters and diaries. Pvt. O. F. Sweet of the 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery wrote prolifically to members of his family and kept a diary from 1863 until just after the close of the war. . . . Numerous period photographs supplement the account. “What the Private Saw” does just that—provide a very clear picture of the Civil War as seen and experienced by a private soldier of the Union. —Gene C. Armistead, author Horses and Mules in the Civil War I enjoyed every bit of it. Private Sweet’s account of his service in the First Pennsylvania Reserve Light Artillery is another missing puzzle piece back in its proper place. —August J. Marchetti Penn. Reserve Volunteer Corps Historical Society “The generals did not see what the privates saw.” So wrote U.S. Civil War veteran Pvt. Oney Foster Sweet, 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery, 43rd Pennsylvania Volunteers (14th Reserves) Battery F (Ricketts’ Battery), 1861-1865. His previously unpublished letters, diaries, and retrospective pieces offer a unique glimpse of the war from the view of a private simply trying to survive a deadly conflagration in which one in five combatants perished. This first-hand account of what the private saw is a distinctive addition to the many existing volumes on the American Civil War. The book is edited and annotated by Larry M. Edwards, an award-winning author, editor, and investigative journalist.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wigeon Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0989691373
• ISBN 13: 9780989691376
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 292
• Éditeur: Edwards Larry M
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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