Testament
Subtitle: a soldier's story of the Civil War
By: Benson Bobrick.
Contributors: Baker, Benjamin Webb, 1841-1909.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 277
Subjects: Baker, Benjamin Webb, 1841-1909.; Baker, Benjamin Webb, 1841-1909 -- Correspondence.; United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 25th (1861-1864); Soldiers -- Illinois -- Biography.; Illinois -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories.; Illinois -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
Genres: Correspondence.; Biography.; Personal narratives.
Description: Through his letters, chronicles the firsthand experiences of a young Union Army soldier in the Civil War during which he struggled to survive harsh weather, food rationing, battle wounds, and the death of his brother.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-265) and index.
Includes the Civil War letters of Benjamin Webb Baker.