God rest ye merry, soldiers
Subtitle: a true Civil War Christmas story
By: James McIvor
Publisher: Viking
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 162
ISBN-13: 9780670034512
Subjects: United States; Social life and customs; United States. Army; Military life; Social aspects; Soldiers; Confederate States of America; Confederate States of America. Army; Christmas; History
Description: Documents an inspiring event just after Christmas in 1862 when closely camped Union and Confederate armies, having endeavored to out-sing one another with contrasting patriotic songs, joined together in a shared round of "Home Sweet Home."
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-162).
Table of contents: title: 1; title: Christmas 1862 -- 1 -- 2; title: An Autumn of Discontent -- 31 -- 3; title: Eve of Battle -- 53 -- 4; title: "Home! Sweet Home!" -- 79 -- 5; title: The River Ran Red -- 105 -- 6; title: New Year's 1863-- 131.