We Have It Damn Hard Out Here: The Civil War Letters of Sergeant Thomas W. Smith, 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry - Hardcover

Smith, Thomas W.

 
9780873386234: We Have It Damn Hard Out Here: The Civil War Letters of Sergeant Thomas W. Smith, 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 087338623X ISBN 13: 9780873386234
Verlag: Kent State University Press, 1999

Inhaltsangabe

Told in his own words, this is the story of Sgt. Thomas W. Smith s service in the Civil War the greatest adventure of his life. It is also the story of his regiment, the 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry, known as Rush s Lancers, named both for the distinctive wooden lances they carried for the first two years of the war and for their first commanding officer, Col. Richard H. Rush.These letters provide rare insight into the workings and daily life of a noncommissioned officer. They are filled with humor and humanity and demonstrate the hardships withstood by the common soldier of the Civil War. The added narrative and annotations assist the reader in identifying the persons and events described and in placing them in the proper historical perspective and context.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Eric J. Wittenberg is a lifelong Philadelphia Phillies fan and native of southeastern Pennsylvania. Having grown up in the early 1970s, he understands losing baseball teams. He is a lawyer in private practice and an award-winning Civil War historian. He and his wife Susan reside in Columbus, Ohio, where he struggles to follow his beloved Phillies. Michael Aubrecht has dedicated his studies to the histories of major league baseball teams, the Civil War, and the American Revolution. He has written multiple books, as well as hundreds of articles for publications including Baseball Almanac. He produced the documentary The Angel of Marye s Heights and is vice chairman of the National Civil War Life Foundation.

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Verlag
Kent State University Press
Erscheinungsdatum
1999
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
087338623X
ISBN 13 
9780873386234
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
175
Herausgeber
Wittenberg Eric J.
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