In Their Letters, in Their Words
Subtitle: Illinois Civil War Soldiers Write Home
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
Published: 2019
Language: eng
Number of pages: 302
ISBN-13: 9780809337637
Subjects: United states, history
Description: "This book examines 165 Illinois Civil War soldiers' and sailors' military lives. Letter writers lived in Illinois at the time of their enlistment, hailed from counties throughout the state, served in different branches of the military at different ranks, fought in a wide array of military campaigns, and represented the gamut of experiences and outcomes"--