Don't hurry me down to Hades
Subtitle: the Civil War in the words of those who lived through it
By: [edited by] Susannah Ural
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9781849085908
Subjects: Sources; Personal narratives; History
Other titles: Do not hurry me down to Hades
Description: Drawing on diaries and letters of both the famous and ordinary, this book presents a collection of personal narratives on the Civil War, from the early failures of Union commanders to the assassination of President Lincoln at Ford's Theater. For four years American families on both sides of the Mason-Dixon Line were forced to endure the violence and hardship of the Civil War. This is the story of these families, expertly crafted from their own words. Revealing the innermost thoughts of both famous citizens and men and women forgotten by history, this book explores life on the battlefield and the home front, capturing the astonishing perseverance of the men and women caught up in this most brutal of conflicts, the American Civil War. -- From publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-236) and index.
Table of contents: title: Preparing for a war to the death; title: A war for union and freedom; title: Yet another season of war; title: The War's darkest hour; title: The final act.