Manhood and Patriotic Awakening in the American Civil War - The John E. Mattoon Letters, 1859-1866

Informationen zum Autor Robert Bruce Donald is a graduate of Middlebury College in Vermont and earned his Master's Degree in History from Trinity College (Hartford). He has worked in finance and marketing, then as a consultant producing a multitude of documents over many years. But it is a life-long interest in the study of history that has happily produced this book. Klappentext It has been over sixty years since the first book that tried to explain the life and lot of the common soldier in the American Civil War was published. Since Bell Wiley's Life of Johnny Reb (1943), there have been many thousands of pages devoted to the troops and the social history underlying the conflict of the Civil War. Within that historical record, one question still captivates and provokes: why did they fight? This book constitutes a valuable case study illuminating the motives, experiences, and ultimate realizations of a young cavalry volunteer. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 Preface Part 2 Family Members in the John E. Mattoon Letters Chapter 3 Early Life Chapter 4 Family Chapter 5 Back in Canaan, NY Chapter 6 Recruiting the Second Wave Chapter 7 Why Fight? Chapter 8 In the Army Chapter 9 New Market and Early's Washington Raid Chapter 10 Remount Camp Again Chapter 11 The Hard Men Chapter 12 An Awakening Chapter 13 Politics Chapter 14 The Moral Aspect Chapter 15 Back to War Chapter 16 Washington and Home? Chapter 17 The State of the Post-War Union Chapter 18 Happenings out West Chapter 19 Desertion or Duty - Back in Washington Chapter 20 The 21st at War's End Chapter 21 On the Road Chapter 22 Tibbits' Waterloo Chapter 23 Fort Collins Chapter 24 Spring, 1866 Chapter 25 Home Again Chapter 26 From Reluctant Farmer to Patriot Part 27 Bibliography Chapter 28 Index

Product details

• Authors: Robert B. Donald, Robert Bruce Donald, Donald Robert Bruce
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2008
• EAN: 9780761839330
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-3933-0
• No. of pages: 116
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), c 1860 to c 1869, Civil wars, American Civil War, HISTORY / Military / Early Modern Warfare (1500-1800)