Held in the Highest Esteem by All: The Civil War Letters of William B. Chilvers, 95th Illinois Infantry - Couverture souple

Pressly, Thomas

 
9781933337715: Held in the Highest Esteem by All: The Civil War Letters of William B. Chilvers, 95th Illinois Infantry
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ISBN 10 : 1933337710 ISBN 13 : 9781933337715
Editeur : State House Press, 2018

Synopsis

As an orphan, William Burnham Chilvers did not have parents to coach him through his journey of life that took him across the sea from Great Britain to the United States. Shortly after immigrating, he found a home in the Union Army and campaigned with the Ninety-Fifth Illinois Infantry. Years of hard marching and tough fighting carried him through the Vicksburg Campaign and into Louisiana and the Red River Campaign. He served in Missouri, then at Nashville and Brice's Crossroads, before finishing his career assaulting the Confederate works near Mobile, Alabama. Through it all, Chilvers was a strong abolitionist and sympathetic to the plight of slaves. He wrote about the atrocities faced by African Americans at the hands of Southern whites--as well as by his fellow Union soldiers.

His letters and the editors' research tell stories of massacres, combat, and idealism in the face of the brutal realities of war. William Chilvers and the Ninety-Fifth Illinois Infantry fought to victory, but his experience transcends mere combat and instead reveals the development of a remarkable man whose compassion and humanity rose above the ugliness of the Civil War.

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À propos de l?auteur

THOMAS A. PRESSLY, III is a rheumatologist who lives with his wife in Shreveport, Louisiana. A Civil War enthusiast since childhood, Pressly is currently working on a number of scholarly projects related to the conflict. GARY D. JOINER is a renowned Civil War author and historian and associate professor of history and interim chair in the Department of History and Social Sciences at Louisiana State University in Shreveport. He lives in Shreveport, Louisiana, with his wife, Marilyn, who is also his editor, PR consultant, and business partner, and who shares his love of history.

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Éditeur
State House Press
Date d'édition
2018
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1933337710
ISBN 13 
9781933337715
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
352
Éditeur
Joiner Gary D.
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9781933337784: Held in the Highest Esteem by All: The Civil War Letters of Willam B. Chilvers, 95th Illinois Infantry

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ISBN 10 :  1933337788 ISBN 13 :  9781933337784
Editeur : State House Press, 2018
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