A Grand Terrible Dramma: From Gettysburg to Petersburg
Subtitle: The Civil War Letters of Charles Wellington Reed (The North's Civil War, No. 14)
Publisher: Fordham University Press
Published: January 1, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 402
ISBN-13: 9780823219711
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Biography: general; Civil war; Essays, journals, letters & other prose works; Land forces & warfare; United States; c 1800 to c 1900; History - U.S.; United States - Civil War; Letters And Correspondence; U.S. History - Civil War And Reconstruction (1860-1877); Reed, Charles Wellington,; History; Massachusetts; History: American; Northeastern & North Atlantic states; USA; Military - United States; Army; Musicians; Soldiers; Letters; 1841-1926; Artists; Correspondence
Description: "This collection, consisting of over 180 letters and hundreds of drawings, covers Reed's period of service (1862-65) and provides the modern reader a wealth of information on the role of the Union army in the eastern theater, the events in the life of the Civil War soldier, and the war in general.".

"Reed's letters chronicle events, from the most common to the extraordinary, with simple yet thoughtful eloquence. His drawings capture both the mundane details of life in camp and the stirring events in which he participated. His talent was considered equal to that of the leading newspaper artists of his day, and his drawings were used to illustrate a best-selling Civil War book, Hardtack and Coffee (1887).

We are fortunate that Reed's writings and drawings have been preserved, and can be presented here in a single volume."--BOOK JACKET.