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"Deliver us from this cruel war" : the Civil War letters of Lieutenant Joseph J. Hoyle, 55th North Carolina Infantry / Joseph J. Hoyle ; edited by Jeffrey M. Girvan.

Summary:

"The personal letters of this soldier, supplemented by the editor's overview of the events and actions of the regiment, offer a view of the common soldier as well as battlefield and camp culture. The letters also reveal how this former schoolteacher urged his fellow soldiers forward at Gettysburg despite a sense that the cause was lost"--Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780786447572
  • ISBN: 0786447575
  • Physical Description: ix, 233 pages : maps ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2010]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject: Hoyle, Joseph J., 1838-1864 > Correspondence.
Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 55th.
Confederate States of America. Army > Military life.
Soldiers > North Carolina > Correspondence.
North Caroliniana.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives, Confederate.
North Carolina > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Personal narratives.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Regimental histories.
North Carolina > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Regimental histories.
Genre: Personal correspondence.
Personal narratives.
Autobiographies.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Government and Heritage Library.

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Government and Heritage Library 973.782 H852d (Text) 33091007521818 Adult Reference Available -

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