For duty and destiny
Subtitle: the life and Civil War diary of William Taylor Stott, Hoosier soldier and educator
By: edited by Lloyd A. Hunter
Contributors: Hunter, Lloyd Arthur, 1940-
Publisher: Indiana Historical Society Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Indianapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 536
ISBN-13: 9780871952905
Description: Stott's diary reveals a soldier who was also a scholar in camp and on the march, one who took every available moment to read theology, philosophy, great literary works, and a few novels. He also had a playful side, slyly exposing a dry wit and a sense of humor that can sneak up on the reader.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue: Learning duty and sensing duty; title: A Missouri odyssey and the Battle of Pea Ridge; title: Diary: August 1861-April 7, 1862; title: To the Mississippi and Vicksburg campaigns; title: Diary: April 8, 1862-August 20, 1863; title: In Cajun country and "on to Texas"; title: Diary: August 21, 1863-July 12, 1864; title: With Philip Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley; title: Diary: July 13, 1864-December 23, 1864; title: Epilogue: The grand old man of Franklin.