David Frakes Day, Civil War hero and notorious frontier newspaperman /
Kaplan, Michael David,1943-
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland,
c2011.
"After the start of the Civil War David Frakes Day told the "patriotic lie" when he falsified his age and enlisted in 57th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Day's postwar career as a journalist in Colorado proved no less treacherous. In this biography, Day takes his rightful place among the intriguing figures of the Civil War and the American West"--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-277)) and index.
Different names every Saturday night -- The forlorn hope -- No law but the gun -- Took war as the fates decreed -- We believed in God, but was too busy to say so -- Cow catcher of the political department -- A Zulu word meaning virgin -- A fresh roasting every morning -- God save the queen -- The muldoon is as about as popular as a stone bruise -- Everything but the g strings -- Against personified -- Between the savior and the sky pilots -- When we ascend the golden clothes pole -- Conclusion -- Epilogue.
"After the start of the Civil War David Frakes Day told the "patriotic lie" when he falsified his age and enlisted in 57th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Day's postwar career as a journalist in Colorado proved no less treacherous. In this biography, Day takes his rightful place among the intriguing figures of the Civil War and the American West"--Provided by publisher.
Day, David F. (David Frakes), 1847-1914.
United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 57th (1861-1865)
Newspaper editors
Journalists