To rescue my native land
Subtitle: the Civil War letters of William T. Shepherd, First Illinois Light Artillery
By: edited by Kurt H. Hackemer.
Contributors: Hackemer, Kurt.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Voices of the Civil War series
Publisher: University of Tennessee Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Knoxville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 365
Subjects: Shepherd, William T., 1842-1930 -- Correspondence.; United States. Army. Illinois Light Artillery Regiment, 1st (1861-1865); United States. Army -- Ordnance and ordnance stores -- History -- 19th century.; Soldiers -- Illinois -- Correspondence.; 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.; Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Artillery operations.
Genres: Correspondence.; Personal narratives.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Enlistment and learning to be a soldier; title: Life at Bird's Point; title: The war heats up; title: First combat experiences; title: Forts Henry and Donelson and the Battle of Shiloh; title: Chasing rebels; title: The army in Memphis; title: Becoming a clerk; title: The rear-area clerk.