| Description |
1 online resource (260 pages) : illustrations, map |
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Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. To War: December 1862-April 1863; 2. Soldier Boy: April-July 1863; 3. Army of Occupation: July-December 1863; 4. Battle: January-May 1864; 5. Home Front: June-November 1864; 6. Garrison: November 1864-February 1865; 7. Peace Again: February-July 1865; Three Undated Letter Fragments; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Blood and anger, bragging and pain, are all part of this young Iowa soldier's vigorous words about war and soldiering. A twenty-year-old farmer from Council Bluffs, Charles O. Musser was one of the 76,000 Iowans who enlisted to wear the blue uniform. He was a prolific writer, penning at least 130 letters home during his term of service with the 29th Iowa Volunteer Infantry. Soldier Boy makes a significant contribution to the literature of the common soldier in the Civil War. Moreover, it takes a rare look at the Trans-Mississippi theater, which has traditionally been undervalued by historians |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Musser, Charles O. (Charles Oliver), 1842-1938 -- Correspondence
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Musser, Charles O. (Charles Oliver), 1842-1938 fast |
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United States. Army. Iowa Infantry Regiment, 29th (1862-1865). Company A.
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United States. Army. Iowa Infantry Regiment, 29th (1862-1865). Company A fast |
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Soldiers -- Iowa -- Council Bluffs -- Correspondence
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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HISTORY.
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HISTORY -- General.
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Soldiers
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Amerikaanse burgeroorlog.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140261
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Iowa -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
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Council Bluffs (Iowa) -- Biography
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Iowa
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Iowa -- Council Bluffs
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United States
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autobiographies (literary works)
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Autobiographies
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Biographies
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History
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Personal narratives
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Personal correspondence
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Brieven (vorm)
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Autobiographies.
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Personal narratives.
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Biographies.
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Autobiographies.
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Récits personnels.
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Popchock, Barry, 1950-
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| LC no. |
95017660 |
| ISBN |
1587291916 |
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9781587291913 |
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