A German in the Yankee fatherland
Subtitle: the Civil War letters of Henry A. Kircher
By: edited by Earl J. Hess.
Contributors: Hess, Earl J.
Publisher: Kent State University Press
Published: 1983
Place of publication: Kent, Ohio
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 169
ISBN-13: 9780873382892
Subjects: Kircher, Henry A. 1841-; United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 9th (1861-1865) -- Biography.; Soldiers -- Illinois -- Biography.; German Americans -- Illinois -- Biography.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, German American.; Mississippi River Valley -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 163-165.
Most of the letters were translated from German.
Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Your loyal son; title: As gay and happy as possible; title: The consequences are gruesome; title: The glorious Yazoo Pass expedition; title: Joy and unrest; title: We should have rest; title: They have paid their obligation; title: A young man, and popular; title: Bibliographical essay