"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
Subjects: Hoyle, Joseph J., -- 1838-1864 -- Correspondence; Confederate States of America. -- Army. -- North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 55th; Confederate States of America. -- Army -- Military life; Soldiers -- North Carolina -- Correspondence; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate; North Carolina -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories; North Carolina -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories
Genres: Correspondence; Personal narratives, Confederate; Personal narratives
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.