Title: "Deliver us from this cruel war"
Description: "The personal letters of this soldier, supplemented by the editor's overview of the events and actions of the regiment, offer a view of the common soldier as well as battlefield and camp culture. The letters also reveal how this former schoolteacher urged his fellow soldiers forward at Gettysburg despite a sense that the cause was lost"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Correspondence, Confederate States of America, Military life, Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 55th, Soldiers, Confederate Personal narratives, Confederate States of America. Army, Regimental histories, Personal narratives, History, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, personal narratives, confederate, North carolina, history, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, regimental histories
Places: United States, North Carolina
People: Joseph J. Hoyle (1838-1864)
Time periods: Civil War, 1861-1865