"Deliver us from this cruel war"
Subtitle: the Civil War letters of Lieutenant Joseph J. Hoyle, 55th North Carolina Infantry
By: Joseph J. Hoyle ; edited by Jeffrey M. Girvan
Contributors: Girvan, Jeffrey M., 1971-
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 233
ISBN-13: 9780786447572
Description: "The personal letters of this soldier, supplemented by the editor's overview of the events and actions of the regiment, offer a view of the common soldier as well as battlefield and camp culture. The letters also reveal how this former schoolteacher urged his fellow soldiers forward at Gettysburg despite a sense that the cause was lost"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.