Tuf as a boiled owl
Subtitle: the Civil War letters of Proctor Swallow, 7th Vermont Volunteer Regiment
By: compiled by Kenena Hansen Spalding.
Contributors: Spalding, Kenena Hansen.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Bloomington, IN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 235
Subjects: Swallow, Proctor, -- 1839-1916 -- Correspondence; United States. -- Army. -- Vermont Infantry Regiment, 7th (1862-1866); United States. -- Army -- Military life -- History -- 19th century; Soldiers -- Vermont -- Correspondence; Vermont -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives; Florida -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives; Louisiana -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives; Vermont -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories
Genres: Correspondence.; Personal narratives.
Other titles: Tough as a boiled owl
Description: "Proctor Swallow's letters to his friend and brother-in-law Loomis Spalding depict the ordinary Civil War soldier's view of camp life, eagerness to know what is going on in other parts of the war and concern for the family at home" -- Back cover.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 225-228.