This Wicked Rebellion Wisconsin Civil War Soldiers Write Home

Hardcover with dust jacket. Ex-library copy. Typical library stamps and markings. Front endpapers have a couple small spots. DJ is taped to boards. Library label on front panel and spine of DJ. Ink stain on outside surface of mylar cover. ; 24B; 9-1/4 x 6-1/4"; 224 pages

From Publisher:

Over one hundred and fifty years after it began, the Civil War still fascinates us--the vast armies marching to war, iconic leaders like Abraham Lincoln and Robert E. Lee, the drama of a nation divided. But the Civil War was also about individuals, the hundreds of thousands of ordinary men and boys who fought and died on either side and the families and friends left at home.

This Wicked Rebellion: Wisconsin Civil War Soldiers Write Home tells this other side of the story. Drawing from over 11,000 letters in the Wisconsin Historical Society's Civil War collection, it gives a unique and intimate glimpse of the men and women who took part in the War for the Union. Follow Wisconsin soldiers as they sign up or get drafted, endure drill and picket duty, and get their first experiences of battle. Join them as they fight desperation and fear, encounter the brutality of slavery, and struggle with the reasons for war.

From impressions of army life and the South to the hardships of disease and battle, these letters tell the story of the war through the eyes and pens of those who fought in it. This Wicked Rebellion brings to life the heroism and heartache, mayhem and misery of the Civil War, and the powerful role Wisconsin played in it.

Product Info

ISBN: 0870205048

ISBN-13: 9780870205040

Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society Press

Year: 2012

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

First Edition

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