Letters to the Home Circle - The North Carolina Service of Pvt. Henry A. Clapp, 1862-1863

Contains forty-four Civil War letters of Henry A. Clapp, a member of Company F, 44th Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, which was part of the Federal army that occupied much of eastern North Carolina. Clapp's letters to family and friends describe life in the Union army and conditions among wartime North Carolinians, including planters, poor whites, and African Americans. Includes 23 maps and illustrations.

About the author

John Barden holds degrees in history from Augusta College, the College of William and Mary, and Duke University.

Product details

• Authors: John R Barden, John R. Barden
• Publisher: North Carolina Division of Archives & History
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.1998
• EAN: 9780865262706
• ISBN: 978-0-86526-270-6
• No. of pages: 289
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 229 mm x 32 mm
• Weight: 435 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories