The Papers of James S. Anderson
Subtitle: The Civil War Diaries and Letters of James Anderson Company A 5th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry
Publisher: Bivouac Publicantions
Published: 1989
Place of publication: Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 448
Description: On Sunday, June 23, 1861, James S. Anderson along with the members of Company A, 5th Wisconsin Volunteers, departed for the Civil War.  For the 94 members of Company A, it was to be the adventure of their lives.  Assigned to the Army of the Potomic, they would over the next three years, fight in every major engagement in the Eastern Theater of war, including Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, and the Wilderness.  Along the way, James Anderson kept a daily account of these events in his diary.  Along with 134 letters written home to family friends, and fellow soldiers, they combine to tell the story of Company A's struggle to survive.  For when Company A returned to Manitowoc, Wis., on July 28, 1864, less than 20 men were present to receive the well wishes of a greateful community.  448 pages