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Lights and shadows of army life : from Bull Run to Bentonville / by Wm. B. Westervelt of the 27th New York Infantry and the 17th New York Veteran Zouaves ; edited by George S. Maharay.

Summary:

This volume contains the 1886 memoirs of William B. Westervelt's four years in the Union Army during the Civil War. It covers traveling west, chasing Nathan Bedford Forrest, Sherman's campaigns, and the Grand Review. The narrative has been kept intact, but chapters have been grouped or split to correspond to the various campaigns discussed. Each chapter includes a modern introduction to provide background information to the campaigns.

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Record details

  • ISBN: 1572491159
  • ISBN: 9781572491151
  • Physical Description: xx, 273 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm
  • Edition: 2nd edition
  • Publisher: Shippensburg, PA : Burd Street Press, [1998]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally published: Marlboro, NY : C.H. Cochran, Book & Pamphlet Printer, 1886.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-267) and index.
Subject: Westervelt, Wm. B. (William B.), 1838-1927.
United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 27th (1861-1863)
United States. Army. New York Veteran Infantry Regiment, 17th (1863-1865)
Soldiers > New York (State) > Biography.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives.
New York (State) > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives.
Genre: Personal narratives.
Autobiographies.

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